Patient: Description of condition (onset, main symptoms, hospital visited, etc.): My daughter is now 8.5 years old and is developing normally in all other aspects such as intelligence, but her only shortcoming is that she is not tall and only looks the height of a 6-7 year old. I know it may be genetic because I am short, but is there anything I can do to make her taller? I had my bone age tested at the local maternal and child hospital and it was normal. Can you tell me if my daughter’s condition can overcome hereditary effects and make her taller? I want to give her growth hormone injections, but according to my friend’s child, the results are not obvious. I would be grateful for your guidance. Chen Yingchun: Hello! The average height of an 8-year-old girl is 128.5 cm, how tall is your child? There are various reasons for short stature, which are related to genetics, nutrition, disease, exercise, sleep and growth hormone level in the body. If your child’s bone age is normal and his parents are not tall, his future height potential will not be great. Treatment with growth hormone can improve adult lifelong height. If it is used under the guidance of a doctor, and if close observation and regular review of relevant indicators can be done in the process of use, the possibility of side effects of the drug will be minimized.