As the saying goes, “twenty-three, leap and bounce”, many parents pin their children’s hopes of growing taller on the beautiful fantasy that “our children are late bloomers”. For this statement, experts say that the old concept of “children have first and later growth, twenty-three can still leap a leap” must be changed, the earlier the scientific intervention of children with short stature, the better the effect, dragging, waiting for growth will only make children miss the growth and development period.
“The healthy growth and development of children is the most important concern of parents, but the inherent old concept of ‘late development’ makes many parents take this lightly. The child’s growth and development can not wait, it is in the bone age ‘race’, with the epiphysis ‘grab’ height.” Du Hongwei, director of the Department of Pediatric Endocrine Genetic Metabolism at the First Hospital of Jilin University, said, “The earlier the treatment is carried out, the better the results will be. If you wait until the epiphysis closes, there is basically no chance of growing taller.”
The formula for estimating height between the ages of 2 and 12 is: age X 7 + 70 cm, if the growth is less than 7 cm per year before the age of 3, less than 5 cm per year between the age of 3 and puberty, and less than 6 cm per year after puberty, it is considered a slowdown. Parents should take their children to a regular hospital for a comprehensive examination to find out the cause of the problem and to treat it.
As parents how to understand their children’s growth potential, so that the child’s growth and development to a healthy state, Du Hongwei reminded should pay attention to the following aspects: 1, pay attention to the child’s growth rate in the growth and development, whether below or above normal values, should attract the attention of parents.
2, pay attention to the child’s puberty development time, that is, girls 10 years old – 12 years old, boys 12 years old – 14 years old, the standard of puberty development for girls breast development, boys testicular enlargement (quail egg size that is development), to prevent premature growth caused by precocious puberty accelerated growth caused by premature stop.
3, pay attention to the balance of the child’s growth and development during puberty, if you find that the child’s height “jump” in a period of time, you should go to a regular hospital to check the bone age.
4, not blindly for the child “supplement”, the correct treatment of height products, do not believe in the “growth” drug propaganda.