What are the causes of developmental disabilities in children?

If a child does not want to eat from the moment he is born, his body will gradually fail to develop. When a child is physically underdeveloped, it is very harmful to the child. The child's physical underdevelopment will bring some unexpected consequences to the child, and even affect the child's intellectual development. In fact, there are many reasons for the child's underdevelopment in daily life. So what are the reasons for children's underdevelopment?

6 factors that affect baby's height

Innate genetic genes

When it comes to height, heredity has "absolute power." A child’s family genetic history ranks first in terms of influence on his adult height. By observing the height and body shape of the parents and assessing the child's growth and development, you can roughly know how tall he will be when he grows up.

Core nutritional deficiencies

Genetic genes account for only one-third of the factors that determine height, while acquired environmental conditions account for two-thirds. Among the acquired conditions, core nutrients such as lysine, zinc, and calcium are the most critical. Among the acquired conditions, core nutrients such as lysine, zinc, and calcium are the most critical.

Lysine is a very effective promoter of growth factor secretion; zinc is directly involved in DNA replication; calcium is not only the main functional component of bones and teeth, but also a storage depot of calcium in the human body. It can be imagined that calcium-deficient bones will become soft and deformed, and the child’s growth will be out of the question. Therefore, a balanced and comprehensive diet is very important for the baby's growth, especially the intake of core nutrients. It should be noted that the food parents provide for their children should at least be healthy. No matter how fat the baby is, he should not be fed a restricted diet.

Going to bed late or having trouble sleeping

A large number of investigations and studies have confirmed that the amount of growth hormone secreted by short children is far less than that of normal children, and a considerable number of children do not get enough sleep at night.

Growth hormone is secreted vigorously during sleep. The amount of growth hormone secreted from 9 pm to 9 am the next day is three times that of the 12 hours during the day. In particular, a secretion peak occurs 70 minutes after falling asleep at 9 pm. Therefore, developing good sleeping habits is important for the baby's growth and development.

Disease and drug side effects

Some children are born with some serious physical illness, which, if not treated in time, will hinder their growth and development. The most common ones are gastrointestinal disorders such as celiac disease, food allergies, thyroid problems, hormone deficiencies, heart, kidney or liver disease, or certain chromosomal abnormalities.

In addition, one must also be wary of the fact that the side effects of certain drugs in the treatment of diseases can also hinder development, such as Ritalin and other stimulant drugs. Therefore, if you need to take a special medication, you must choose the prescription and dosage carefully.

The baby lacks maternal love

Some experts have found that emotional disorders can also affect height. If a child grows up in an environment lacking family warmth and does not receive sufficient maternal love, then his height will often be shorter than children of the same age. Foreign countries call this type of dwarfism emotionally blocked dwarfism, and some information calls it "love blocked syndrome."

If you find that your child's height is abnormal at a certain age, or if your child's intellectual methods have any abnormalities, you should take the child to the hospital for timely examination. After knowing the cause of the child's poor development, you should use these methods to make timely improvements and control it before the child's body suffers any serious damage.