Determinants of height
All girls want their children to be tall, but it is true that 70% of height is determined by genetic factors, and we can only try to play the remaining 30%.
Since 70% of height is determined by genetic factors, we can actually predict the height of our children.
Boy = 45.99 + 0.78 x average parental height ± 5.29cm
Girls = 37.85 + 0.75 x average parental height ± 5.29cm
If your own height is not so optimistic, do not be discouraged, you notice the addition or subtraction of 5.29cm at the back? This space is actually quite large, to a certain extent mothers can adjust the baby’s nutrition, sleep, exercise and these aspects, so that the baby to make the most of that 30% of non-genetic factors.
First of all, because the genetic factors of children are different, so the girls do not have to compare a child with the neighbors or relatives, with their own children vertical than some more scientific.
When a child is born at the age of one, he or she should be able to grow about 25 cm taller than at birth, and then grow another 17 cm during the early childhood period of 1-3 years old, and then grow 5-7 cm every year during the early childhood period until puberty, and grow 25-28 cm for boys and 23-25 cm for girls throughout puberty.
Chicks can refer to this to see if the child’s height is developing normally.
How can you play well 30% grow taller
We said before that 70% of height is genetic factors, the other 30% is where we can play, the 30% is mainly related to diet, exercise, sleep, disease, geographical and climatic factors, the following I will talk to the girls one by one.
To eat well
I believe that everyone knows what to eat, but do the girls know what to give their children to eat more? Eat what can help children grow taller?
1, protein
The girls can give more children to eat fish, lean meat, eggs, milk, soy products, these things, in addition to shrimp, crab, animal offal, nuts, etc. also have a lot of protein.
2, calcium
Milk is a good thing chicks know it, it is a full nutrition, rich in protein, amino acids, calcium, phosphorus and so on. So chicks in the baby a year old or more to give children to drink more milk it, the best daily intake of 500 ml. Remember that it is extremely beneficial for your child to drink more milk from a young age to increase their height! In addition to milk, chicks must give their babies a reasonable diet.
3, vitamins and trace elements
Vitamins and trace elements are also essential, children can get from fresh vegetables, fruits, seafood, a variety of leafy greens ah, carrots ah are excellent. Children do not like to eat? Show them the story of Popeye.
Under 1.5 years old baby’s stomach capacity is still very small, a meal can eat a limited amount of food, but the demand for nutrition is much larger than adults, so it is best to use the principle of small meals for small babies, 1 day in 5-6 meals is more reasonable, as the baby grows, can reduce the number of meals, until finally the same as adults three meals a day can be.
The proportion, assuming that the total calorie intake for the whole day is 100%, should be 25-30% for breakfast, 40% for lunch, 10-15% for afternoon tea, and 15-25% for dinner.
Pay attention to the morning more milk, eggs and soy products, noon more cereals, meat and vegetables, more protein, while the evening must reduce fat intake, in addition, in the morning to add fruit to the baby is also a good choice.
The general principle of child feeding is natural and light, salt, sugar, these things will increase the baby’s gastrointestinal burden, can not be eaten before the age of one, later also try to eat less, in addition to additives, artificial coloring and other ingredients can not be given to the baby food, will affect the baby’s health.
The last point to mention is that the girls should not feel that the child is deficient in calcium to a large number of calcium supplements, in fact, calcium is a widespread substance in nature, in fact, the baby eat supplemental food, breast milk, or milk powder contain enough calcium, the body to absorb calcium only need a helper —– vitamin D can be. To promote the absorption of calcium, the baby will naturally not lack of calcium.
Of course, vitamin D must not eat more of this stuff, eating too much will be toxic. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants who receive breastfeeding need to supplement 400 IU of vitamin D daily, which translates to 10 micrograms.
Be moderately active
Exercise can promote the secretion of growth hormone, can make the skeleton muscle and brain development better this thing has been proved by domestic and foreign, girls pay attention to the vertical movement can better promote height development.
What are vertical exercises? Small children can play trampoline or touch high action, older children can jump rope, swimming, pull-ups, ball sports, jump training to enhance height development, very small children can not play these how to do? Parents can give children to do pulling exercises, one parent hold the child’s hands, one grasp feet, while the opposite lightly pull the body, each time 20 seconds, simple pulling can also help height development.
These simple and effective vertical exercises for twenty to thirty minutes each time, long-term persistence will play a good effect, to promote height development.
To sleep well
Deep sleep secretes growth hormone, so it is best for girls to get their children to bed before 10:00, and to ensure more than 9 hours of quality sleep each night.
It is important to note that gastrointestinal motility and mental depression can inhibit growth hormone secretion, so don’t let your child eat before bedtime, and don’t reprimand your child before bedtime, but create a calm and pleasant environment. And be careful to sleep with the lights off, sleeping under the lights will shorten sleep time and reduce deep sleep.
Healthy posture is also important
Healthy posture is also a more important part of the old man often say stand stand like, sit sit like, in fact, is very reasonable, standing spine straight, sitting back against the back of the chair, are conducive to keeping the spine straight, sleep supine lumbar pressure is one-third of the side, but also to avoid the lumbar spine extrusion force. There is also as little squatting as possible, prolonged squatting will lead to poor blood circulation, bone bending.
Our children’s height and weight standards
Unfortunately, I only found a standard published by the Ministry of Health in 2009, and did not find the recent years, the girls can refer to the data in the table to see if the child’s height and weight is normal, in fact, as long as the child’s height and weight values within the normal range, the body is not abnormal disease, the girls do not have to worry too much.
The standard value of height (length) of boys under 7 years old (cm)
The standard value of weight for boys under 7 years old (kg)
Standard value of height (length) of girls under 7 years old (cm)
Standard value of weight for girls under 7 years old (kg)
So in summary, children want to play well this 30%, food should be diversified, eat more fish, eggs, poultry, lean meat, fresh vegetables and fruits these things, remember to drink milk every day, appropriate to eat soy products, try not to drink high sugar, high sodium drinks, especially sports drinks can not drink. Do not be partial and picky eaters, do not eat or eat less junk food, to ensure a certain amount of exercise and sleep quality. Finally, I wish all the girls can give their children to play well this latter 30% ha.