Exercises that help children to increase their height are: high jump, rope skipping, basketball, volleyball, running, single and double bars, pull-ups, aerobics, swimming, etc. Spring is the season of growth and everything is in full bloom. In this vibrant season, children are also growing rapidly. The growth rate of children varies from season to season, and the height increase in the three months from March to May is equal to 2-2.5 times of the height increase in the three months from September to November. Give your child regular medical checkups and draw a simple growth chart. How can you seize this golden season and make your children grow taller? And what are the misconceptions to avoid? What should I do if my child is already half a head shorter than his peers? According to Dr. Fang Xin, Deputy Chief Physician of the Department of Pediatrics, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, parents should accurately measure their children’s height and weight at least once every six months, and carefully record and save the data. This is because these figures not only record the footprints of the child’s growth, but also reflect the growth of the child at different ages. In addition, parents should also regularly give their children a physical examination, record the measurement data at different times, and connect the points traced several times to draw a simple growth curve. If the child’s growth curve shows a smooth upward trend, it indicates a normal growth rate; if the curve does not change much or decreases, it means that the child’s growth may have problems. From numerical estimation, if the growth rate of children under 0-3 years old is less than 175px/year, 3 years old to pre-pubertal growth rate is less than 4-125px/year, and pubertal growth rate is less than 4.5-137.5px/year, it can be clearly diagnosed as growth retardation, and parents should bring their children to the pediatric department of the hospital for examination as soon as possible to identify the causes of the child’s growth retardation and carry out targeted treatment. According to a survey, the prevalence of dwarfism in China is 3%, and there are eight million dwarf patients in China, while 70% of parents are unaware that their children’s dwarfism may be caused by diseases. Parents often prefer health care products to “help growth”, but the huge economic investment in return is a sad lesson. Director Fang Xin reminded parents that dwarfism is a disease, and it is fundamental to identify the cause and treat it properly. At the age of 4, the growth hormone and thyroid hormone are basically formed in the human body, and the eating and sleeping habits are gradually formed, so it is possible to see whether there are defects in the figure, and these conditions play a decisive role in future growth and development. Therefore, 4-6 years old is the ideal age for the diagnosis and treatment of short stature caused by growth hormone deficiency. Director Fang Xin advises parents to consider taking their child to a pediatric endocrinologist immediately if they find that their child is 4 cm shorter than their peers, or if their adolescent child grows less than 10 cm a year. The combination of sleep and exercise is also important for children to grow in size. Growth hormone, the hormone that promotes growth, is secreted three times more during sleep than during waking hours, so getting enough sleep is good for growth. Muscle relaxation during sleep facilitates joint and bone stretching. Spring is the time when we have the best sleep quality, so we should try to let children go to bed early, get enough sleep and sleep well to ensure the secretion of growth hormone. Exercise can also stimulate growth hormone secretion. About 20 minutes of exercise can bring the amount of growth hormone to a peak in normal children. Exercises that help children to increase their height include: high jump, rope skipping, basketball, volleyball, running, single and double bars, pull-ups, calisthenics, swimming, running, etc. There are many factors that affect a child’s growth, of which genetics plays a big role. But this does not mean that the parents are short, the child must not grow tall. Fang Xin introduced that intervention treatment with the right means at the right time will have a great impact on height. Therefore, experts recommend taking your child for a bone age test, which will give you an idea of the growth potential. Early intervention will lead the growth acceleration period.