The golden times to help your child increase height

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The article was consulted with Specialist I Nguyen Thi My Linh - Neonatologist - Pediatrics - Neonatology Department - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital

Height is an important factor of appearance and especially has certain effects on each person's health. Some studies suggest that being below average may mean a lower risk of certain types of cancer. For children, whether early puberty or late puberty has a certain influence on later height.

1. Golden period to develop height for children

The genetics of both parents always play the most important role in determining a child's height during puberty. However, this is not the only factor that has an influence, but there are many other external factors such as living conditions and a healthy diet. If you know how to practice and apply them consistently, these things can have a significant positive effect on children's height and help them achieve success in puberty.
There are 3 golden stages of child development: Fetal stage; Stage 0 - 3 years old and Puberty.
When children are stunted, parents only think about going to a nutritionist. Even many parents arbitrarily supplement height increase medicine without the instructions of the doctor. In addition, many parents believe that their children are retarded due to factors such as genetics, medical diseases, etc.
In fact, timely treatment is important. Because if through the "golden period" of development (from 4 to 13 years old), the cartilage of the child's bones will close, the growth hormone treatment will no longer work. Therefore, if the child has a modest height, is not malnourished, and has no medical conditions, parents should take the child to an endocrinologist to be treated for endocrine causes, especially supplementing with internal hormones. details to develop height for children.
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2. Measures to help children increase height

There are many parents wonder: what to eat to grow the baby's height? In fact, when children enter puberty, parents can help children grow taller and stronger through simple and effective methods as follows:
Balance nutrition : Although height Much depends on genetics but getting enough nutrients in the diet is essential to ensure proper growth and development during puberty. During the first 3 years of life and around the milestone of puberty, children's physical development occurs in a remarkable way, even parents can clearly see through each week and month. The foods that children consume should be rich and well-balanced, including proteins, carbohydrates, fats and vitamins in the correct proportions. In order to help the bone lengthening process, the right way to supplement calcium for your baby is through the diet instead of using artificial products.
Do moderate exercise: Children during puberty, if hard exercise can help develop maximum height, the exercises that children can apply for successful puberty are:
Lessons Stretching exercises: Exercises can be simple movements that are integrated in daily activities. Hanging exercise: This is also one of the classic exercises for decades now for parents who want their children to be taller. When the child hangs over, gravity will help the spine stretch and become elongated. This is an important detail for the vertebrae to lengthen and the child to become taller. Practicing yoga for children: Yoga is not really a practice exclusively for adults but also for children, especially puberty children. The age-old yoga practice also includes lots of exercises that promote stretching and balance the body. So this is also the ideal method for children to make them taller. Jumping rope: When jumping rope, the body requires all muscles to work and focus. The bounce, which requires the legs to be repeated in a very short period of time, is also a great exercise if you want your child to become taller during puberty. Swimming: Swimming is a full-body exercise that means it requires the activity of all muscle groups in the body to have a synchronous effect, helping the body move in water or even water. Just natural relaxation. Jogging: Jogging strengthens the bones in the legs and also increases the amount of GH - a growth hormone that promotes height growth in puberty. .

To sum up, most parents prefer for their children to be tall and strong as these are signs of good health. Therefore, parents often try their best to ensure that their children have the best conditions to increase their height. With the above information, parents can support their children at home, helping to increase height during puberty in a scientific, effective and reasonable way.
If in the case of applying lifestyle and nutrition, the child's height cannot be improved, parents should take the child to specialized medical facilities Endocrinology - Pediatrics for examination and treatment support. when needed.
Currently, at Vinmec International General Hospital, there is a team of Endocrinologists - Pediatricians with many years of experience in examination and treatment who will give the best advice and treatment regimen, ensuring health. comprehensive for baby.

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Note: This article is part of the Vinmec International General Hospital System's Awareness Program on Growth Retardation, with the support of Novo Nordisk