Parents want their children to have a fit body, but some children are short in stature, how to do? In fact, early detection and early treatment of short stature can make your child “taller”. 1.What is short stature in children? The child’s height is lower than the average height of normal healthy children of the same age and same sex in the region or below the 3rd percentile, which is considered as dwarfism. 2.What are the causes of short stature? Height is affected by many factors, mainly by genetics, nutrition, diseases such as growth hormone deficiency, hypothyroidism, early sexual development, chronic diseases, intrauterine growth retardation, etc. 3.What tests are needed for children with short stature? If you suspect that your child’s height is not standard enough, it is recommended to go to the hospital for evaluation as soon as possible; if your child does belong to short stature, in order to clarify the cause of short stature, bone age measurement, growth hormone stimulation test, thyroid function measurement, cranial CT or MRI, chromosome examination, blood calcium, magnesium and phosphorus alkaline phosphatase, and blood and urine routine examination should be performed. 4.Is short stature treatable? If the epiphysis of the child is not closed, most of the short stature can be treated. If the cause of short stature is different, the treatment is also different, for example, short stature caused by growth hormone deficiency should be treated with growth hormone; hypothyroidism can be treated with thyroxine; malnutrition should be treated by improving nutrition and adjusting diet; chronic diseases of the whole body should be treated actively; familial short stature and idiopathic short stature should be treated by improving living environment, strengthening nutrition and exercise, and ensuring sufficient and high quality sleep to promote their growth potential. The maximum potential of their growth should be promoted. Parents should be reminded that they must be scientific about the current height increasing drugs and advertisements on the market, and the treatment must be scientific.