What to do if your child is short

Modern people, especially men, generally attach great importance to their bodies. Indeed, some jobs now have certain requirements on people's height. If you are too short, you will be rejected by the employer. Although this is the case, it is generally difficult for people who enter middle age to grow taller. If we want our bodies to be slimmer, we must exercise when we are young.

my country's height standards for teenagers indicate that 5-year-old boys should be less than 1.01 meters tall, and 5-year-old girls should be no less than 1 meter tall; 10-year-old boys should be no less than 1.27 meters tall, and 10-year-old girls should be no less than 1.26 meters tall. Those who fail to meet these standards can be considered short. There are many reasons why children are short. Let’s take a look at them below.

1. Dwarfism caused by bone diseases: Dwarfism is caused by bone dysplasia, including osteomalacia, osteogenesis imperfecta, etc.

2. Endocrine dwarfism: This type of disease is mainly caused by abnormal secretion of endocrine hormones, including insufficient secretion of pituitary growth hormone, hypothyroidism, precocious puberty, excessive secretion of adrenal cortex hormones, etc.

3. Nutritional and metabolic disorders due to short stature: Individuals suffer from chronic diseases, nutritional disorders, diabetes insipidus, diabetes, etc.

4. Psychosocial dwarfism: also known as emotionally blocked dwarfism. Medical scientists recently pointed out that mental disorders can affect height.

5. Dwarfism accompanied by chromosomal abnormalities: Chromosomal abnormalities can often manifest as dwarfism, such as congenital idiocy syndrome, congenital ovarian dysgenesis syndrome, etc.

6. Other reasons for short stature: including familial short stature, constitutional delayed puberty, etc.

The above are the reasons that cause children to be short. As parents, we can usually deal with them according to different causes. In addition to congenital factors, if it is caused by endocrine reasons, we can use appropriate medications; if it is caused by mental factors, we can create a good social life atmosphere for the children; if it is caused by nutrition, we can strengthen the children’s nutritional intake and so on.