What are the golden periods for children to grow?

Physical growth is the basic manifestation of children's development, especially the growth of height is the most important, which is an important factor for children's future. If you want children to grow taller, they not only need adequate nutrition, but also need to grasp the factors that affect growth. For example, the growth of most children has a certain time limit. Let's take a look at the golden periods for children to grow.

1. Basic stage: screening for disease impacts during preschool

During the preschool period (2 to 6 years old), the growth hormone and thyroid hormone in the child's body have basically formed, and eating and sleeping habits are gradually formed. It is an important period for children's growth and development, and also a basic stage for children to grow taller.

2. Reserve stage: Nutrition reserve should be moderate during school age

Generally, around the age of 7 to 10, it is a period of reserve for a child's sudden growth in height, and it is also a critical period for the human body to reserve the nutrients needed for growth. While parents provide their children with timely nutritional supplements, they should be careful not to over-supplement, so as to avoid their children becoming excessively obese and experiencing precocious puberty, which would in turn affect their height.

3. Sprint stage: Catch the tail of height growth during adolescence

After the preparation in the previous two stages, the human body enters the final sprint stage of height growth - puberty, which is generally between 13 and 17 years old for males and 12 to 16 years old for females. The growth rate during adolescence is generally about 10 cm per year. The duration of the sprint growth varies depending on the child's bone age.

Note:

Sleep is the most important external factor affecting a child's height. Studies have shown that sleep has a greater impact on a child's height than diet and exercise, because growth hormone is secreted during sleep. The two periods when growth hormone is secreted the most are 21:00-1:00 and 5:00-7:00, so be sure to ensure that your child gets enough sleep.

If you want to grow taller, exercise is a must. Studies have shown that children who exercise regularly grow about 2cm taller each year than those who do not. Parents should take their children to do more jumping exercises such as skipping, high jump, badminton, basketball, etc., which can stimulate cartilage tissue well and promote the secretion of growth hormone, thereby growing taller.