When is the best age for children to grow taller?

I believe that in the hearts of many parents and friends, in addition to hoping that their children are healthy, they also hope that they can grow tall and big. However, many children are often below average in height due to their parents' genetic factors and heavy academic pressure. Therefore, this has caused concerns among parents and friends. So when is the best age for children to grow taller? In the next period of time, please join me in entering the following content.

Growth stages: Children grow faster in spring

The World Health Organization pointed out in a report that children's growth and development speed is different in different seasons of the year. The fastest growing month is May, with an average growth of 7.3 mm, while the average length in other seasons is 3.3 mm.

"In addition to the different growth rates within a year, the growth rate for each age group is also different for the baby itself," said Zhang Gang, a pediatrician at Yibin First People's Hospital. When a child is born, the average height is about 50 cm; during the first year after birth, the height grows fastest, with an average increase of about 20-25 cm; between the ages of 1 and 3, the child grows an average of about 8-10 cm per year, and at the age of 1, the height is about 75 cm, at the age of 2 it is about 85 cm, and at the age of 3 it is about 95 cm. After the age of 3, the child's growth rate gradually decreases, increasing by about 5-7 cm per year; during puberty, boys can grow 20-30 cm and girls can grow 15-25 cm. After puberty, height growth gradually slows down and then stops.

Use regular parenting to prepare

Every child's growth rate and average monthly growth are different. Knowing this rule, parents can take advantage of the coming spring to make all kinds of preparations for their children's rapid growth. Doctor Zhang told reporters that in order for children to grow well at this time, we must grasp the following three points:

Balanced diet: If children want to grow taller, they must have adequate nutrition. But a nutritious diet does not mean eating too much meat and fish, but ensuring a balanced intake of various nutrients. The seven major nutrients, namely protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fiber and water, must be ensured. Specifically, rice, meat, milk, eggs, beans and various fresh vegetables and fruits should be reasonably matched. The daily diet should be diverse and do not be picky about food.

Adequate sleep: Sleep plays a key role in children's height growth. Generally speaking, children aged 3 to 6 years old sleep 10 to 12 hours a day, primary school students sleep 10 hours, junior high school students sleep 9 to 10 hours, and high school students sleep 8 to 9 hours, which is very beneficial to ensure the normal growth of children. To let children get enough sleep and sleep well, it is best to have them go to bed around 10 o'clock every night and fall asleep before 11 o'clock, and ensure that they enter deep sleep between 2 and 4 o'clock in the morning.

Outdoor exercise: Outdoor exercise can allow you to get some sun, and ultraviolet rays can help convert vitamin D. At the same time, moderate exercise can promote better bone growth. Even if the study workload is heavy, it is still necessary to ensure that children have half an hour to an hour of outdoor exercise time every day. For children, running, jumping, hopping and kicking a ball outdoors are all good ways to exercise, but they should not be too intense.

The above paragraphs have given us a good introduction to the best age for children to grow taller. I sincerely hope that parents and friends can study the content seriously, so that they can adopt more height-increasing methods for their children at the best age, so that their children can reach a better height. Of course, no matter what, in addition to nutritional supplements, we must strengthen physical exercise.