The first step in preventing and treating short stature is to understand the causes of short stature in children. According to the experts, there are many causes of short stature, generally speaking, they can be divided into the following six categories: 1. 2. Bone disease dwarfism: Bone dysplasia causes dwarfism, including chondrodysplasia, bone formation insufficiency, etc. 3.Nutritional and metabolic disorders dwarfism: Individuals suffering from chronic diseases, nutritional disorders, urolithiasis, diabetes, etc. 4. Psychosocial dwarfism: also known as emotional masking dwarfism. Medical doctors have recently pointed out that psychiatric disorders can affect height. 5.Dwarfism with chromosomal abnormality: Chromosomal abnormality can often manifest as dwarfism, such as congenital stupidity syndrome and congenital ovarian hypoplasia syndrome. 6.Other causes of dwarfism: including familial dwarfism, delayed puberty, etc. Most cases of dwarfism can be prevented and treated, including those with no obvious reasons for short stature. The main points of prevention and treatment of dwarfism are as follows: 1. Children should be effectively monitored dynamically, and their height during growth and development should be recorded and analyzed in a timely manner. 2. The nutritional status of children should be strengthened and improved so that their growth and development is on a good nutritional basis. 3.Actively prevent and treat chronic diseases. Effective treatment of multiple chronic diseases can avoid and reduce the occurrence of dwarfism. 4.Make children have a good psychological, social and emotional atmosphere. 5.Correct endocrine hormone abnormalities. Low growth hormone and thyroid hormone are the common causes of dwarfism. 6. Abnormal cartilage development is mainly due to vitamin D deficiency or incomplete action, thus causing dysregulation of calcium and phosphorus metabolism in the body, which in turn affects bone development. Supplementation with cod liver oil, calcium, frequent sun exposure and vitamin D supplementation or active D3 are effective.