Every parent wants their baby to grow taller, but they are afraid that their baby will eat too much and grow into a small fat mound. In fact, as long as you master the method, balanced nutrition, the baby will not grow fat.
Want to grow taller, three stages to grasp a good
Let the child grow a big tall child is the desire of many parents. In addition to genetic factors, the adult height of normal people depends mainly on whether the three stages of infancy, childhood and adolescence can grow at a reasonable rate. May, June and July is a good time for children to grow taller, and the growth rate can be twice as fast as in winter. Therefore, if you want your child to grow taller, parents should follow these suggestions quickly.
Balanced nutrition, let your child eat well
Scientific diet emphasizes a balanced intake. Into childhood, the diet should first give children to eat high-quality protein, including two types: one is fish, eggs, poultry animal protein, and the other is from the legumes from the vegetable protein.
It is recommended that children under 6 years of age drink formula milk, and children over 6 years of age drink fresh milk. If a child does not like milk, cheese or yogurt can be used as a substitute. Never mistake a dairy drink for yogurt. Next, get enough vitamins and eat a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits.
Special reminder: children who are picky eaters, anorexic, or have irregular diets are not likely to grow taller; children who are obese are not likely to grow taller; and children who are precocious (precocious) are not likely to grow taller.
Enrich calcium and take your child to the sun
Children who love to drink milk grow taller because milk is not only rich in calcium, but also contains a variety of trace elements. If you want to grow taller, the first thing you need is calcium supplements. The first thing that you need to do is to get your calcium and vitamin D to help you absorb it.
Special reminder: summer, the body’s metabolism accelerated, is a good period for children to grow. The best time to go out in the sun is before 10:00 am or after 3:00 pm.
Appropriate exercise with children to play well
Exercise is one of the most effective ways to promote the growth of children, school-age children or adolescents, each time should exercise for more than 30 minutes.
Special reminder: bouncing exercises such as jumping rope, high jump, long jump, etc. help limb movement; stretching exercises such as single bar pull-ups, sit-ups, gymnastics, etc. help stretch the spinal bones and limb bones; whole body movements such as basketball, volleyball, badminton, etc. help stretch and lengthen the bones of the whole body.
Sufficient sleep to let children sleep well
”Children who can sleep grow big”. Because during sleep, the human body secretes the highest amount of growth hormone. Zhu Xiaohua reminded that parents should avoid their children from strenuous activities or playing too excitedly 1-2 hours before sleep, and children should preferably fall asleep before 9:30 p.m.
Special reminder: 1-3 year olds should get 12-14 hours of sleep, 4-6 year olds should get 11-12 hours of sleep, 7-10 year olds should get 10 hours of sleep, and 10-14 year olds should get 9 hours of sleep.
Five tips to keep your baby from gaining weight
1, control the daily calorie intake, and properly reduce the three main meals
The main reason for baby obesity is that the staple food and sugar calories are too high. The process of controlling the amount of staple foods for babies a day should be a step-by-step process, not a storm-like reduction in the amount of staple foods every day, otherwise, the child will be like a lump in the throat is not easy to cooperate. Experts suggest that you can first reduce 1/5-1/4 on the original basis, and then gradually transition to 1/3. because children are in a period of rapid growth and development, reduce to about 1/3 of the original amount of staple food can no longer be reduced to prevent the child’s growth and development process.
2, choose beneficial snacks
Snacks can cause a lot of resistance to baby weight control. For the snacking habit is difficult to change the baby, the usual high-calorie snacks such as sugar, soda, cookies, potato chips, preserves, etc., should be replaced with skim milk, Yakult, nuts, peanuts, fruit salad and other beneficial foods. Try to choose plain water when you are thirsty, because plain water is the body’s healthiest and most economical source of water.
3, dinner eat less to eat early
Because the body’s ability to consume energy at night decreases, too many calories for dinner is especially likely to lead to pediatric obesity. Dinner calories should be less than breakfast, lunch, in addition to also pay attention to: First, dinner to eat early, do not arbitrarily add a meal at night; Second, first soup and then rice, it is recommended to eat some low-calorie food, such as fruit, vegetables or soup, and then arrange to eat the main food, which helps prevent high-calorie, high-fat food over-eating, play a good role in adjusting the diet structure, reduce calorie intake, the intervention of obesity Have practical effect.
4.Adjust the proportion of diet types
Adjusting the proportion of dietary types refers to “one less and two more”. A less means to reduce all kinds of high fat and high calorie food, such as fried food, cream cake, dessert and soda. Two more refers to the increase in high-protein and fiber-rich foods. High protein foods include beans, eggs, milk, fish, lean meat, etc., while fiber-rich foods include fresh fruits and vegetables. The daily supply of fruits and vegetables needs to reach 400-500 grams, especially fresh vegetables to eat more.
5, more exercise, less fat
For overweight babies, dietary regimen plus moderate exercise can accelerate the pace of weight control. Aerobic exercise such as walking, jogging, swimming, cycling, climbing, etc. can effectively consume excessive calories in the baby’s body. Because of the fat baby’s own weight and poor cardiorespiratory function, the intensity and frequency of exercise should not be too high, too large. Parents are best to accompany their children when they exercise, the active participation of parents will help improve the persistence of the child.
The height of a child determines many opportunities and values in the future. As parents, many parents have no idea how tall their children will eventually grow. After more than thirty years of clinical practice at home and abroad, it has been proven that a child’s height can be scientifically predicted and evaluated.