Children are short in stature, precocious or early development, overweight and obese …… More and more parents are troubled by the various problems their children face in the growth and development process, but often struggle to know where they should go for help. Thirty percent of height depends on acquired factors There are many reasons why children do not grow. Common causes of short stature include familial short stature, physical developmental delay, growth hormone deficiency, congenital ovarian insufficiency, hypothyroidism, intrauterine growth retardation, and chondrodysplasia. In addition to parental genetics, the causes of children’s short height are closely related to the child’s environment and nutrition. The external causes of children’s short height are mainly over-nutrition, lack of sleep and environmental pollution. Many children are fond of foreign fast food, soda and other foods, which to a certain extent lead to early development of children, especially prone to precocious sexual maturity, while prematurely promoting bone development, resulting in early closure of the bones before the growth period, no longer grow. In addition, many children are under pressure from schoolwork and usually do not get enough sleep, which also has an important impact on height. School-age children should be monitored regularly A person goes through several different age stages from birth to adulthood, and each stage has its own different growth and development characteristics. Only with a good understanding of the normal growth and development process of children and proper evaluation methods can we detect growth abnormalities in a timely manner and find out any shortcomings in their nutrition, environment and lifestyle and correct them; or check for hidden diseases and treat them. Parents should learn to identify problems in growth and development and help their children to receive timely, correct and reasonable guidance and treatment. As a parent, how can you initially determine your child’s development? Usually, the average height of the parents is the adult height of the child as determined by the genetic potential, also known as the target height. The following formula can be used to calculate a child’s target height: Boy height = (father’s height + (mother’s height + 13))/2±7.5 cm Girl height = ((father’s height – 13) + mother’s height)/2±6 cm How can I get my child to reach his ideal height? It is the responsibility of parents to create a more favorable growth environment for their children by supplying enough but not too much food, balanced but not biased nutrition; allowing children to have enough exercise, get enough sleep, keep their body and mind happy; preventing and actively treating diseases. In this way, you can give full play to the growth potential given by congenital, to achieve their ideal height. 1, pay attention to nutrition not partial food Some parents have a nutritional misconception that strengthening nutrition is to eat more chicken, duck, fish and meat, can not eat or eat less food. In fact, the energy needed by the body is mainly obtained from carbohydrates, while protein can be fully utilized by the body only if the energy is sufficient. Excessive protein intake, not only increases the burden on the liver and kidneys, easy to cause indigestion, constipation, but to suppress the appetite of children. Some children are over-nourished resulting in obesity, which can easily lead to precocious puberty and eventually short stature. Therefore, in order to ensure that the amount is sufficient, but also pay attention to the reasonable mix of diet and diversification, that is, coarse and fine, meat and vegetables, do not picky food, not partial food. Do not eat too much snacks and affect the intake of important nutrients. 2, one hour a day outdoors Children and adolescents often engage in sports, can promote the growth of bones, so that the bones become longer, thicker, bone density increases. Regular exercise also makes muscle fibers thicker and improves muscle strength, speed and endurance. Exercise also consumes excess fat and prevents obesity during the rapid growth period. Nowadays, children generally do not have enough outdoor activities, do not fully enjoy the sun and fresh air, do not have enough exercise, which is not conducive to the growth of children. 3, sufficient sleep to ensure that in the sleep state, the secretion of growth hormone is about three times more than in the waking state, so ensure sufficient sleep is conducive to growth. 4, actively prevent and control diseases Various acute and chronic diseases that cause physiological disorders can have a direct impact on the growth and development of children. Repeated respiratory tract infections and diarrhea can significantly hinder the growth and development of children. Chronic infections, chronic hepatitis, chronic nephritis, asthma, heart disease, anemia, etc. can affect height growth. Major diseases such as chromosomal abnormalities, endocrine disorders, bone and cartilage development disorders can make the affected children significantly lower in height than their peers, which is medically known as pathological dwarfism. Therefore, active prevention and treatment of diseases is of great importance for children in the growth period. Through early diagnosis and treatment, the growth damage caused by some diseases can be fully or partially restored.