If both parents are not tall, can the child grow taller?

During the growth stage of children, many parents are trying their best to improve their children's nutrition, hoping that their children can be healthy and tall. However, since many parents themselves are not very tall, they are afraid of passing on their characteristics to their children. They hope that their children can surpass themselves and not be short. In today's society, image is very important, and parents do not want their children to be affected by height. So, if both parents are not tall, can children grow taller? Let’s find out together.

Many parents think that genetic height refers to the height of the parents. In fact, genetic height refers to the family height to be more precise. If the parents are short, but the grandparents are tall, and the parents' other brothers and sisters are not short either, it may be that the parents happened to encounter an illness or other accident during adolescence, which prevented them from growing taller. The child's genetic height is not short, and it is entirely possible that he or she will surpass his or her parents' height in the future. If this happens, parents don't need to worry too much. As long as the child lives a normal life and ensures adequate exercise, sleep and nutrition, the child will grow smoothly according to the height trajectory of the original family. If the family is generally short, then it would be unrealistic to expect the child to grow up to be as tall as Yao Ming. However, if children are guaranteed proper exercise, adequate sleep and balanced nutrition, they can maximize their genetic height, and many can even reach the standard height in the eyes of ordinary people. After all, 30% of your height is influenced by acquired factors. If you want to improve your acquired height, you need to do the following: 1. Exercise: This refers to reasonable exercise. High-intensity exercise like athletes will increase the burden on children's joints and inhibit their growth and development. Jumping rope is very effective in improving children's height and is easy to operate. Parents can let their children jump once a day for ten minutes each time. If they persist in doing so, they will get good results. 2. Sleep: It is best to go to bed early. The most active time for growth hormone secretion is from 10 pm to 2 am. Parents should not let their children go to bed after 10 o'clock. It is best for primary school students to go to bed before 9:30 and ensure eight hours of sleep every day. 3. Nutrition: It must be balanced. If a child is partial or picky about food, he or she will not grow tall. Parents should supplement their children with enough protein, such as milk, meat, etc., and also pay attention to trace elements such as zinc, calcium, and iron. Deficiency can also cause growth retardation. If the best growth time is missed, it will be difficult to catch up later.

Based on the above introduction on whether children can grow taller if both parents are not tall, we know that congenital influence does not completely determine the height of the child. The height of the child can still be changed through acquired efforts. Through efforts in all aspects, in daily life, we can strengthen the nutrition of the child, ensure that the child has enough sleep, do not feed the child junk food, and do not let the child drink carbonated drinks. Through acquired efforts, the child will definitely grow taller.