The author of this book is Pan Hui, the chief physician, professor and doctoral supervisor of Peking Union Medical College Hospital (I only glanced at the author when writing the book report, and guessed from the name that she should be a woman, but I always thought she was a man when reading, and the narrative method was particularly rational and direct). When reading a book, I think this doctor really has real skills. The whole book is dry goods from theory to practice. Because the author also has children, he can better understand the difficulties of being a parent. Some of the suggestions mentioned are not dogmatic and quite operational. It's just that this book has little influence on me. I know all the four elements of promoting high school, but I can do nothing except go to bed early. Therefore, this book is suitable for parents who are obsessed with height, have strong mobility and have problems with their children's height.
How high a person can be is 70% determined by nature and 30% by hard work. Don't underestimate this 30%. How long can it last? Very tempting! 70% is determined by genetic height, which can be predicted by formula.
Genetic target height of boys = (father height+mother height+13cm)/2;
Genetic target height of girls = (father height+mother height-13cm) /2.
The value obtained by adding or subtracting 6 cm from the target height is the predicted height range.
For example, my father is 178 cm and my mother is 163 cm. My genetic target height = (178+163-13)/2 =164 cm, plus or minus 6 cm. My predicted height should be 65438+. Using this formula to calculate my lover's height is also within the forecast range. My son's predicted height should be between 168.5- 180.5. Think about it. There is still a big difference between boys' height 168 and 180. Although many great men are not tall, I think every mother expects her children to be tall and capable, right?
Height growth of 0-3 years old
The child's height is basically fixed at the end of adolescence. Therefore, if you want your child to grow taller, you must work hard in the early stage. Don't wait until the child's adolescence is over to find out that there is a problem, then it is too late. In order to avoid this situation, the author mentioned that one way is to monitor the height of children.
Monitoring the height of children aged 0-3 can also be used to calculate the growth rate of children. Doctors measure the growth rate of children in years. A child can grow about 25 cm tall in the first year, 10 cm in the second year and 7-8 cm in the third year.
Centimeter table for boys aged 0-3
Girls aged 0-3 are 100 tables tall.
Adolescent height growth
If the child's annual height growth is less than 5 cm before puberty and less than 6 cm after puberty, parents should be vigilant and actively look for reasons. All the signs of girls' youth development begin with breast pain. After entering adolescence, the growth rate of height began to accelerate. At menarche, the growth rate of height is the fastest, but the growth rate drops by half in the next six months or so. This is a basic law. Therefore, if a girl's height is less than 145 cm at menarche, the possibility of reaching 160 cm in adulthood is very low. There is also a general judgment formula:
Lifelong height = height at menarche/(0.9585 0.438+078)
The performance of boys entering puberty is not as obvious as that of girls, and the author also gives several standards. First, the testicles are enlarged; Second, the emergence of secondary sexual characteristics; Third, beards may appear, which varies from person to person. It should be noted that when shaving is needed, it is already in the middle and late adolescence, and the height at this time is close to the lifelong height; Fourth, the height began to grow.
Height table of girls aged 8- 14
Height table of 8- 14-year-old boys
Factors affecting height
Whether the child's height is normal or not requires careful observation by parents. If the child's height is not ideal, parents can work hard from the following four aspects: sleep, diet, exercise and emotion.
Growth hormone is the main hormone to regulate the growth of the body, and the secretion during sleep is three times that during waking. Ten o'clock in the evening and seven o'clock in the morning are the peaks of growth hormone secretion, so if you want your child to grow taller, you must ensure that the child has fallen asleep before ten o'clock in the evening. In view of some symptoms of children's difficulty in falling asleep, the author mentioned many reference solutions in the book. Here, I also solemnly remind everyone that those methods of sleep training for babies in a regardless way are absolutely, absolutely and absolutely unacceptable! When you meet someone or organization who recommends this method to you, you must go away quickly! Judging from my experience of raising two sleeping dregs, it is definitely not used to waking up when a child is born. Holding a child will not make the child develop the habit of not holding or sleeping. As long as the child grows up and the nervous system matures, naturally a sleep cycle will be longer. Mothers should have this confidence. If it was a year ago, I would never have time to sit alone in the living room. At that time, it was normal for the second child to wake up once an hour. When he was over two years old, he could wake up three or four times. Now he can sleep for two or three hours. The same is true of the boss.
The second and third factors that affect height must be familiar to everyone. Exercise and sleep, not to mention for the growth of children, adults should also pay attention. I won't report to you in detail here. In addition to listing the uses of various nutrients, the book also includes corresponding recipes, which is really well-intentioned. The most recommended by sports writers is skipping rope, which not only helps to grow taller, but also helps to coordinate the development of the body. I have a deep understanding of this. When I was a child, I didn't play any games except skipping. Later, I found that playing all the games requires more efforts and using both hands and feet, which shows that my physical coordination ability is not very good. I didn't know when I was a child, and I didn't practice skipping. Now skipping rope is still an examination item for physical education class, a first-year pupil in our boss's school. If I don't meet the standard, I won't be qualified to participate in the selection of three good students. It can be seen that skipping rope is also a good physical exercise program approved by the official seal.
Here, let's talk about the fourth factor, emotion. There is a special experiment on the influence of emotion on height, but this experiment only draws the conclusion that girls' height is more susceptible to emotion, but does not draw the influence of emotion on boys' height growth. The boy avoided the minefield!
Regular hospital treatment
The book also mentions the factors that easily have a negative impact on children's height in modern society, such as picky eaters, snacks, and the proliferation of electronic products. It can be said that the coverage is very wide. This book also uses a lot of space to talk about the measures that should be taken when there is a height problem and the places that need attention. If there is a problem with height, the first point must be to see a doctor in a regular hospital instead of taking measures by yourself. This book is especially recommended if you feel that your child has problems with his height development.