Children’s growth and development is divided into physical growth and psychological and behavioral development, while height is one of the indicators of physical growth. Height growth level reflects the linear growth status of children and good or bad bone growth, and is also an important indicator of children’s health status. The height growth level reflects the long-term nutritional status of children and is irreversible. Once the bones are closed, there is no possibility of height growth, therefore, it is extremely important to regularly monitor height during the growth period of children, detect height growth deviations in time, intervene early on height growth deviations, and take appropriate measures to promote the linear growth of children’s height. Short stature; affects the quality of life of children Good physical fitness and height status is an important sign of physical fitness of children, especially adolescents, and height is also a common indicator used internationally to compare the health status of children between countries. A good height level allows children to reach their full potential and enables them to choose professions and occupations that require a certain height according to their interests and abilities. Children who are short in stature often suffer from low self-esteem, low self-confidence, low self-esteem and other psychological damage due to their height. Height is also associated with future fertility risk in girls; an excessively short stature may lead to a small pelvis, which will increase the risk of future fertility in adulthood. Early intervention for height growth deviations and growth retardation in children can be extremely beneficial for the child, the family and society. A person’s height is determined by a combination of congenital and acquired factors. How can I tell if my child is short? To know if your child is normal, you can follow the formula; age times 7 plus 75 [cm]. If there is a difference of 10 cm or more from the calculated result then you should go to the hospital for the necessary endocrine tests to determine if there is a problem. Growth rate by age; first year after birth; 25 cm; second year after birth; 10 cm; childhood; 5 to 6 cm yr; puberty; 25 to 28 cm. The easiest way to find a doctor is if your child is in the bottom three of 100 children of the same age and gender in order of height, which can be initially determined by the child’s position in line at school recess. Once short stature is detected, first consult a specialist for examination to identify the cause, see if there is potential for height increase, predict adult height, and treat early. Why are people tall or short? Genetics, nutrition, disease, maternal pregnancy and living environment are the main reasons that affect a child’s height. How to let children grow to their ideal height? 1, do not miss the rapid growth period; infancy, adolescence. More than 90 percent of girls have the fastest height growth between the ages of 11 and 13, and boys between 12 and 15. In order for the child to grow taller, parents should pay particular attention to the child in the rapid growth period of nutrition, exercise and other issues. 2, pay attention to nutritional supplements; nutrition is the key to children’s physical growth. The ability, protein and amino acids needed for normal physical growth must be supplied by food, mainly meat, eggs, beans and legumes. Daily intake of an egg, 500 ml of milk,, 50 grams of meat. The current general family has meat and vegetables in the diet, nutrition should be comprehensive and adequate, parents should pay attention not to let the child develop the habit of partial food, not to let the child eat too much snacks and gay affect the intake of important nutrients. 3, mineral supplementation; bone formation also requires adequate amounts of calcium, phosphorus and trace amounts of manganese and iron. Insufficient intake of calcium and vitamin D deficiency will cause insufficient bone mineralization, vitamin A deficiency will make the bone shorter and thicker, vitamin C deficiency will make the bone cell interstitial formation defects and brittle, all of which will affect the growth of bone. Daily supplementation of vitamin d 400 to 800 international units; appropriate supplementation of calcium preparations, 300 mg a day; regular secretion of growth hormone in 24 hours. 4, to ensure sleep; to promote human body growth hormone growth hormone secretion in the sleep state is three times the amount of secretion in the waking state, so to ensure sufficient sleep is conducive to growth. Muscle relaxation during sleep is good for joint and bone stretching. The length of sleep varies from age to age and varies greatly from individual to individual, generally one day and night sleep time required; 16 to 20 hours for newborns, 12 to 14 hours for 1 to 3 years old, about 11 to 12 hours for 4 to 6 years old, 10 hours for 7 to 10 years old on average, 9 hours for 10 to 14 years old, and 7 to 8 hours for adults in general. 5, do not neglect sports exercise; sports strengthen the body’s metabolic process, accelerate blood circulation, promote the secretion of growth hormone, accelerate the growth of bone tissue, beneficial to human body growth. Take the appropriate stimulation of the knee joint sports, such as shuttlecock, rope skipping, dance, gymnastics, ball, etc., the daily exercise duration of 30 to 60 minutes. 6, maintain a pleasant mood; psycho-psychological abnormalities can affect the growth of children’s physique. Such as in parental divorce, abnormal relationship between children and guardians, subject to filter bags or children are subject to other serious stimulation, their growth rate will gradually slow down, resulting in growth retardation. Short stature can in turn increase the child’s low self-esteem and affect mood. When the affected child’s environment is treated well, the growth rate can return to normal. Create a good living environment for the child, praise the child more than once a day; if there is no necessary reason, do not scold the child; keep the child in a happy mood, especially at mealtime and bedtime. 7, prevention and control of disease; infancy and early childhood, the impact of acute diseases on growth is generally temporary, but repeated respiratory infections and diarrhea can significantly hinder the growth and development of children, so to actively prevent and control infant diarrhea, recurrent respiratory infections; children and adolescents, the active prevention and control of chronic diseases [chronic infections; chronic hepatitis, chronic nephritis, asthma, heart disease, anemia, etc. can affect growth and development]; Genetic diseases of bone, such as osteochondrodysplasia, can also limit bone growth. 8, emphasize regular monitoring [growth curve tracing is very important]. Children who are found to be short in stature should go to the children’s endocrine clinic in regular hospitals in time to find out the cause of their short stature through bone age test, growth hormone measurement and endocrine-related hormone test, and treat them with different methods according to different causes so as not to delay the best time for treatment.