Children grow at different rates of height at different stages of development. Parents should first understand the growth pattern of healthy children, height standards at different ages, growth curves, and proper measurement methods. Regularly and accurately measure the child’s height and weight, and make records, if possible to draw a growth curve, so that you can more visually see the child’s growth and development.
Specific measurement methods: 1) Children under 3 years of age should be measured in the supine position, called the length; children after 3 years of age are measured in the upright position, called the height; generally the measured value in the upright position is 1-2 cm less than in the prone position.
Recumbent measurement: lie on your back on a harder flat surface with your legs straight and measure the length from the top of your head to your heels; standing measurement: the child should stand upright with shoes off, eyes flat in front, head back, chest, spine and hips against the wall, heels together, try to be in a straight line, measure three times repeatedly and take the average; 2) to measure height at the same time, the height in the morning and afternoon is slightly different, the height in the morning is slightly higher than the height in the afternoon; 3) the 3) Record and save the values of regular measurements, compare them with normal values, and calculate the growth rate to assess the child’s growth; you can also record the values of each measurement on a normal growth curve, and form a curve to observe whether the child’s height is in that range, or whether the curve is rising, falling, or flat for a period of time, so that you can contact the endocrinologist in time.
4) You can also measure weight, sitting height, finger distance, head circumference, etc.; 5) Infancy (within 1 year old): growth and development are faster, and can be measured once a month if possible; 1-3 years old can be measured once every 3-4 months, and after 3 years old can be measured once every 3-6 months.