There are many reasons that affect a child’s height, the most important of which are: genetic factors, intrauterine factors, diseases and medication effects.
Genetic factors Genetic factors are important in influencing a child’s eventual height. The height of both parents is equally important to a growing child, and shorter parents will usually have shorter children, but not absolutely. In addition, how early or late members of the family reach puberty should be included as a reference.
If a child does not receive adequate nutrition in utero, or if his growth is affected by other factors, he will be born smaller and lighter than expected. Although 90% of babies can catch up with their lagging height within 2 years of birth. However, 10% of children will not achieve the expected growth without treatment.
There are many disease factors that cause short stature, including pituitary abnormalities, growth hormone deficiency, hypothyroidism, renal insufficiency, skeletal lesions, and precocious puberty, and other endocrine disorders that affect children’s height and their own growth hormone secretion.
Environmental and psychosocial factors Research has found that a long-term stressful and depressing environment will not only prevent children from eating, digesting and sleeping normally, but also cause children’s growth hormone secretion to be flocculated, resulting in short stature.
Therefore, parents should pay extra attention to their children’s nutrition, combine with appropriate physical exercise, ensure sufficient sleep, have a healthy, comfortable and restful living environment, and do not let their children have too much stress.