In today's society, the competition is fierce, and sometimes there are more advantages and perhaps more opportunities than others. For example, in the workplace, tall people are more likely to be admitted by some image-oriented enterprises, and they are more likely to find the other half with excellent conditions. Therefore, even children, parents hope that they can grow taller and have no worries about finding a job and partner in the future.
Under such circumstances, the growth of children's height has become the focus of many parents' concern.
How tall is a child to be normal? Measuring bone age is the key.
Jessica Hester Hsuan's father's height1.74m and his mother's height1.58m are not too high, so the husband and wife are worried that if the gene is passed to Jessica Hester Hsuan, Xuan Xuan doesn't even have1.7m.. If a boy is less than 1.7 meters, he may encounter a lot of trouble in the future, so Xuan's parents are very worried about it.
Xuanxuan's mother bought health care products for her children from the Internet, and then seven-year-old Xuanxuan grew eight centimeters in one year, which really made her parents very happy. But then, parents found that Jessica Hester Hsuan began to have symptoms of precocious puberty, so they quickly took Jessica Hester Hsuan to the hospital for examination.
The doctor took Xuanxuan to have a bone age test. The results show that Xuanxuan's bone age is 2 years older than his actual age, and his height does not match his bone age, which means that Xuanxuan is precocious. If he does not intervene in time, he may not even grow to 1.7 meters.
Popular science, biological age (bone age) MINUS life age, if the difference is greater than 1 year, it means precocity, if it is less than 1 year, it means hypoplasia.
Bone age can reflect the growth and development of children, and older bone age means stopping development faster than others. Xuanxuan's bone age is now two years older, so he may stop developing two years earlier. Translated, it is estimated that he will be 6 to 10 cm shorter than the average child, so as the doctor said, he may not even grow to 1.7 meters.
If you want to know whether the child's height is normal, the most objective standard is to measure the bone age, which can be measured in general growth and development clinics or pediatric endocrinology departments, and the ionizing radiation used for measuring the bone age is harmless to the human body, so don't worry.
Here is also a height map for you to compare and see if the height is standard.
Many parents make some mistakes for their children's growth. Here are a few examples for everyone, hoping not to "step on the thunder".
For the healthy development of children, parents should avoid two common misunderstandings.
The first one was just made by Xuanxuan's parents, who gave their children growth hormone casually. Nowadays, many businesses are selling height anxiety, so parents can buy all kinds of health care products for their children to promote their growth and development, but they don't know that this is a "healthy seedling". If the child's epiphysis is closed in advance, it will be difficult to grow taller in the future, but it will be shorter.
Second, it is a big mistake to feed children into fat children, thinking that children will grow taller if they eat more and supplement nutrition. Obesity in children will not only oppress bones, affect hormone secretion, lead to precocious puberty, but also induce fatty liver and diabetes. These are real cases. Parents should not take it for granted that children's physical health is the first condition to promote development.
In order to avoid obesity, parents usually need to strengthen the management of their children's diet, control the intake of rice, greasy food and high-sugar food, and let their children eat less snacks and supplement more fruits and vegetables. In addition, to make children excited, don't always stay at home, and go out to exercise more. Exercise can not only lose weight, but also promote the toughness of bones and muscles and help them grow taller.
Finally, I would like to remind you that a large part of a child's height is related to heredity, so sometimes parents can't be too hard on their children. If parents are not tall, it is difficult for children to grow into a Yao Ming. Instead of worrying about height, it is better to care more about children's physical health and mental health, so that children can have a happier childhood.
Generally speaking, whether a child's height is in line with his age is the most accurate. If the gap exceeds one year, we should pay attention to it, which may be early maturity or late maturity. Parents usually care about their children's height and will not use the wrong method. Only by taking physical health as the first standard can children develop healthily.