Six Factors Affecting Children’s Height

June 9, 2010 - PRLog -- Many parents pay close attention to the height as the baby born, especially the parents with a height not very high will fear of genetic and other factors influence their child's height. The experts find that the following six factors which affect the child growing into a high height:
Nutrition
The height is the sum of the head, spine and lower limbs, which is the reaction of bone, especially is an important symbol of the long bone growth. The growth rate will slow down the body length when children can not meet the nutritional needs of bone growth. Vitamin D, calcium and phosphorus are important for the bone growth. At the same time, the lack of the iodine and zinc deficiencies can also cause a child with low height. Therefore, we should note that the nutrition of children is comprehensive.
Sleep
pituitary secretion of growth hormone is an important hormone to stimulate the growth of children. Human growth hormone secretion is uneven within 24 hours a day, and its secretion will more during sleep than wake. Lack of sleep affects a child’s height. the general requirements is that newborn children sleep every night for 20 hours, 2-6 Months baby sleep for 15-18 hours; 6-18 months sleep 13 to-15 hours; 18 months -3 years old children sleep 12-13 hours; 3 years -7 years old children sleep 11-12 hours. The sleep which children need each day dependent on the individual difference. But if children sleep less, the mental, emotion, and development of growth are normal as before, the sleep time is not forced to fixing.
Sports: Exercise can promote blood circulation, improve bone nutrients then accelerate bone growth, improve the bone density. That will promote growth of height. It is necessary for baby before 3-4 months to prone to promote the general activities several times a day. And with months of growth, arty to train them with turn over, crawl, stand, walk and other basic capabilities. Children should not hold too long or sitting. The child is not easy to hold activities in general, and sedentary affects the lower limb development. At the same time, children often do not want to stand up and learn to climb when they learn to sit. Regular exercise is an important way of improving physical fitness.
Diseases
Many diseases can affect children's growth of height. The acute disease only affects body weight but chronic diseases can affect the height usually. As measured by the long-term observation of the child's height is always lower than the average height of even-aged children and more than 10%, that referred to as growth retardation; if less than 30% or more, this is the exception, and should be timely diagnosis and treatment.
Genetic and sex
the genetic if one of the factors which parents may be more worried. But inevitably there will be a part of the child's height is influenced by genetics. In addition, in terms of gender, boys generally higher than those of girls.
Living environment, social, cultural, climatic region
living in the environment with high educational level, a child, the average height is higher than others.

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