Many mothers and fathers will think that they are short, so their children are certainly not tall when they grow up! But this is certainly not absolute, let’s take a look at what factors affect the child’s height, mom and dad are not tall children can do? Many parents believe that children’s height is “natural”. In fact, the factors that determine height include endocrine, nutrition and metabolism, psychology, sleep, exercise and many other aspects, in addition to genetics. A. What factors will affect children’s height? Many parents believe that their children are born with height. In fact, the factors that determine height include endocrine, nutritional metabolism, psychology, sleep, exercise and many other aspects, in addition to genetics. The experts listed the list of the decision of human height: No. 1: genetics According to research, 65% of the final height of a person depends on genetic factors. However, parental height is not the only factor that affects the height of their children. There are cases in life where parents are not tall, but their children are “outstanding”. What factors will affect the child’s height Second place: nutrition Height is “built” by nutrition, and protein is the main “building material” of the human body. Even if you have good genes, if you are not well nourished, you will not grow taller. In addition, “spiritual nutrition” will also determine the size of the child. If a child grows up in an environment that lacks the warmth of a family, he or she will often be shorter than children of the same age. The following factors can affect the normal development of children: Precocious puberty: Children with precocious puberty have early skeletal development, but also early closure, and eventually their height will be lower than that of children with normal development. Lack of sleep: lack of sleep has an important impact on height. Posture: Some children do not pay much attention to the correct posture of standing, sitting, walking, reading and writing, habitually lowering their heads, end shoulders, chest and hunchback, resulting in deformation of the spine, which can affect the growth of 1-5 cm. Fourth: Diseases Like chronic gastroenteritis, heart disease and other diseases that lead to impaired absorption of nutrients will make the child’s body insufficiently nourished and unable to grow normally in height. There are also some diseases that can directly affect height, such as thyroid, hypopituitarism, etc. Fifth: the region, the climate, the height of people in the north and south of the difference, the season will also affect the human “growth”. A survey by the World Health Organization found that children grow fastest in spring, especially in April-May, and slowest in October. So in the spring should provide children with adequate nutrition. Second, the parents are not tall, what about the child? If the parents are not tall, how to create the acquired conditions to make up for the congenital deficiency? Many experts suggest that in order to seize the “golden season” of growth before the age of 18, it is advisable to work on nutrition, exercise and sleep. Measure your height once every two months. Generally speaking, if your child’s annual growth rate is less than 4 cm and the gap with children of the same age is gradually widening, you should pay more attention to it and take your child to a pediatric endocrinology specialist for consultation and examination as early as possible. 1, protein, minerals can not be missing: minerals, must not be missing calcium, phosphorus, zinc. Also pay attention to the little fat child to lose weight, too fat will also affect the growth. 2, as little as possible squatting: squatting to play will lead to poor blood circulation in the legs, bones outward bending. When sitting on a chair let the back against the back of the chair, such a posture is conducive to keeping the spine straight. 3, 1 hour of outdoor activities every day: you can do more vertical upward jumping movement, running, jump rope, high jump, basketball, volleyball, etc.. And weightlifting, barbell, shot put, discus and other weight training, it is best not to practice before the age of 18. 4, go to bed before 10:00: growth hormone secretion peaks at night during deep sleep. 3-6 years old children should sleep 10-12 hours a day; elementary school students, junior high school students 9-10 hours; high school students 8-9 hours a day. In order to enter deep sleep as soon as possible, it is best to let children fall asleep before 10 pm.