Myth 1: Children’s height is determined by genetics Genetics is a double-edged sword; children whose parents are short can grow tall; children whose parents are tall can grow short. Experts point out: in the factors affecting the child’s height, heredity only accounts for 23%, through later intervention, girls can grow 14-20 cm more, boys can grow 6-24 cm more. Misconception two: the size is not long is not the time Many parents think that children do not grow, is not the time, think first let the child grow naturally, wait until the child does not grow and then think of ways! But parents don’t know: when children don’t grow naturally, their epiphyses often begin to close and their height potential is already constrained. The chance of further treatment is already very slim! Myth 3: Short is not a disease, does not affect the health without treatment For dwarfism, there are many factors that affect it, mainly caused by nutritional imbalance, lack of sleep, genetic factors. If the annual growth of children’s height is less than 5 cm, parents should pay attention to it and go to the regular hospital for examination and consultation in time. Myth 4: Blindly listen to the propaganda of height-enhancing products The variety of height-enhancing drugs and growth-boosting foods on the market contain many sex hormones, which can shorten the growth time and height of the child while “boosting” the child’s short-term growth, and also make the bone age develop and epiphysis close early.