What are the reasons why children don't grow taller?

I believe that having a tall figure is the dream of every friend, because since childhood we often envy those tall people, they will have more advantages in the workplace and in emotional life. Therefore, many parents will supplement their children with more nutrition to achieve the effect of growing taller. So what are the reasons why children do not grow taller? Next, please discuss with me.

1. Familial short stature (i.e. parents are short in height).

2. Babies born with intrauterine growth retardation (small for full-term babies) and premature babies are smaller than normal newborns, and 10%-15% of them cannot catch up with the normal height curve after the age of 2.

3. Before puberty, the height growth is less than 5 cm per year. 4. Shorter in height than children of the same age. 5. Sexual development is too early or too late. 6. Obese children.

7. History of breech presentation, dystocia, birth asphyxia, brain trauma, etc. combined with slow growth.

8. Children who have taken or have taken for a long time height-increasing drugs, immune-enhancing drugs, glucocorticoids, and kidney-tonifying and qi-invigorating Chinese medicine may have complications such as rapid sexual development and premature growth spurt.

9. Children with hypothyroidism. Some children with congenital hypothyroidism develop the disease before the age of 2 and, if left untreated, will suffer from mental retardation. However, the disease usually manifests itself after the age of 2 with symptoms such as growth disorders, constipation, anemia, lack of activity, and loss of appetite.

Many parents do not know that slow growth in children is also a disease. They either leave their children's height to time or spend a lot of money to provide their children with nutritional supplements and use height-increasing devices. Little do they realize that these blind measures often delay treatment and even have the opposite effect. I hope parents can understand the laws and common sense of their children’s growth and development.

Understand your child's growth

The first step is observation. If you find that your child grows slower and is shorter than other children of the same age and gender, you should consult a doctor as soon as possible and use the child's growth chart to find out whether the child is of average height or short.

The second is to record the child's growth rate. If a child grows less than 5 cm per year from the age of 2 to before puberty, he or she should seek medical advice. For growing children, parents should record how much their children grow each year. If the child's pants are not measured and they do not become short enough for several years, there must be a problem.

The third is to pay attention to the child’s sexual development. Children with precocious puberty or early puberty will have advanced bone age, which may lead to the phenomenon of "tall children" and "short adults". In reality, many children are taller and stronger than other children of the same age in elementary school, and their parents never think that their children will have height problems. But when children reach junior high or high school, their growth rate gradually slows down, and they line up closer and closer to the front of the class. If they seek medical treatment at that time, the child's epiphysis may have closed or is close to closure. In other words, the unsatisfactory height of a child when he seeks medical treatment may be his height for life.

The above paragraphs explain some of the reasons why children do not grow taller. I sincerely hope that parents and friends can study the above content carefully, so that they can be more vigilant and pay more attention in real life. In this way, they can better avoid these reasons in daily life, and also take their children outdoors to participate in some sports.