What to do if your child is short? These measures are effective

Many parents find that their children are not tall enough and are obviously shorter than children of the same age. Seeing this situation, parents are very anxious. So here we remind parents that even if they are anxious, they should not force their children to grow too fast, but should follow the growth laws of their children and find reasonable solutions.

1. Engage in outdoor sports regularly. In summer, it is best to go out before 9 am and after 4 pm. In winter, you can choose a time when the temperature is higher every day and actively participate in sports activities, such as kicking shuttlecock, skipping rope, doing artistic gymnastics and ball games. Outdoor activities can promote blood circulation throughout the child's body and provide adequate nutrition to brain cells. When people exercise, the secretion of growth hormone increases, which is beneficial for children to grow taller.

2. Ensure adequate sleep. Children can only grow taller if they sleep well. Growth hormone is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. The more it is secreted, the more beneficial it is for the baby to grow taller. The amount secreted from 9 pm to 9 am the next day is three times that of 12 hours during the day. Therefore, we must pay attention to the sleep of growing and developing children. They must go to bed at 9 pm every night to ensure that the child gets 10 to 12 hours of sleep a day.

3. Wash your hands and face with cold water. Letting young children come into contact with cold water can promote blood circulation and enhance their physical fitness. This habit should be started in summer and maintained until winter for better results.

4. Nutritional balance. Don't be picky about food and make sure your body gets all the nutrients it needs. Inadequate nutritional balance will affect children's height.

5. Check your body every other year to see if it is lacking in trace elements. The lack of elements needed by the body affects height. For example, if there is insufficient calcium, bones cannot develop and the body cannot grow taller.

6. Mental health. Teenagers should maintain a good living and learning environment, provide children with a good psychological environment, cultivate good emotions, which is conducive to the secretion of growth hormone and helps the body grow taller.