The height of children in today’s age is becoming more and more important to society and families. Every parent wants their child to grow taller, but not all families get what they want. There are many unfortunate misconceptions about children’s height. Generally, our parents always find out whether their children are tall or short only after their development has set in. Even if they find out that their children are shorter than their peers, they often think that they are “late growing” and do not take it seriously, thinking that they will naturally grow taller when they develop later, which is called “jumping up”. The best opportunity for treatment has often been missed. So is a child’s short stature a “late growth”? It is difficult for parents to judge by imagination alone. Short stature is defined as a child whose height is 2 standard deviations below the average height of children of the same race, age and sex in a similar growth environment, or whose height is below the 3rd percentile of the height of children in that population. Growth is a complex physiological phenomenon, which is the result of a variety of factors, among which, in addition to the role of human endocrine regulation, there are two basic factors, namely congenital genetic factors and acquired nutritional and environmental factors. Among them, genetic factors account for 60%-70%, genetics determines the possibility of growth and development, and environmental conditions determine the speed of growth and development and the degree that may be achieved. In the process of growth and development of children, the growth of height depends mainly on the growth of the epiphysis between the bones, which plays a decisive role in the development of height throughout the process. The epiphysis is the center of growth and development of the bones, and by continuously ossifying to increase the length of the bones, the height of the person increases as well. When the epiphysis is completely fused with the epiphysis and the epiphysis is completely ossified, the bones no longer have room to grow and the height will not increase. Bone age is the age of skeletal development, representing the maturity of bone at each age, and is a good indicator to assess the growth and development of a child. Therefore, if you want to know the growth potential of a child and whether there is still room for growth, you need to go to the hospital to take a hand x-ray to determine the bone age. There are two growth spurts in a person’s life: infancy and adolescence. After the age of 2, the growth rate is basically uniform until puberty, about 5-7 cm per year, while entering puberty, the average height can increase by 8-10 cm per year, during which the height of girls increases by about 23-25 cm and that of boys increases by about 25-28 cm. These two periods are critical in determining the height of children in adulthood. Medical research shows that 4-8 years old is the best time to treat dwarfism. During this period, parents are advised to keep detailed records of their children’s growth, help them measure their height and weight regularly and make records to understand their annual growth rate, and think of any growth disorders if the growth rate is less than 4 cm per year for children over 3 years old. In addition, parents should also record the child’s youthful development, such as when the girl’s breasts develop, when the first menstruation, when the boy’s testicles develop, whether there is a change of voice and other phenomena. This is because these physiological phenomena are sometimes closely related to the child’s growth. Parents need to pay attention and pay attention to the best time for children to grow taller in their lifetime, and if they have doubts about their children’s height, they should go to a regular hospital for examination and confirmation, and get early diagnosis and treatment, don’t wait until the child’s epiphysis has closed or is close to closing to get medical attention, then the time for treatment has been lost and it is no longer possible to reach the ideal height.