Growth and development is an important difference between children and adults. Children of different ages have different heights, weights and growth rates, and parents should pay attention once their children show slow growth in height and weight, or are significantly behind their peers in height and weight.
The criteria for determining growth retardation are: height below the average height of children of the same age and sex by more than 2 standard deviations; or below the 3rd percentile of height of children of the same age and sex; or although height and weight are in the standard range, the child’s growth rate decreases significantly within a certain period of time and deviates from its original growth curve. All should consider that there is a problem with the child’s growth and development and go to the hospital for the necessary examination.
In general children grow faster during the 0 to 3 years of age and puberty, and other growth stages should be greater than 5 cm per year; during the child’s illness, especially long-term chronic diarrhea or improper feeding, the child’s growth may be affected to a certain extent, but with the improvement of the child’s original disease and diet, its height and weight should gradually return to normal, and vice versa is the case of sickness The child should be taken to the hospital in time for consultation. Find the cause of the disease and take appropriate treatment in a timely manner.