If you want to increase your child's height, parents should not ignore these 6 tips.

To develop optimal height for children, we need to understand the following issues correctly: Height is often determined by both controllable and uncontrollable factors.

The factors that cannot be intervened are genes and gender. These are factors that are inherited from genetics.

Modifiable factors include nutrition, exercise level, physical activity, hormones, and medication status.

In addition, the timing of intervention is also very important for children. Studies have shown that comprehensive care and the whole process create the most optimal conditions for height development.

The period of strongest height growth in children is in the womb, 0-2 years old, pre-puberty, puberty. Illustration: Hoang Ha

However, we need to pay early, timely, and appropriate attention to the following three periods: pregnancy, 0-2 years old, pre-puberty, and puberty. These are the periods with the strongest increase in height.

Specifically, during pregnancy, babies reach 50cm; in the first year, babies grow 25cm; in the second year, they grow 10-12cm; in the following years, they grow 5-7cm each year; especially in the pre-puberty and puberty stages, babies grow 7-15cm each year.

From this information, when we cannot choose or improve genes or gender for children; we can still improve children's height by the following measures:

1. Ensure good nutrition for both mother and baby

Nutrition plays a very important role in the growth process. Malnutrition of mother or child will affect the development of the child in general, including height in particular.

For mothers who need:

Improve nutritional status before pregnancy: avoid malnutrition, avoid overweight, obesity, avoid micronutrient deficiencies...

- During pregnancy, you need to be provided with adequate nutrients, avoiding nutritional deficiencies or excesses...

- Need to have a reasonable work and rest regime.

- Get regular prenatal checkups and nutrition advice.

For children and adolescents:

Breastfeeding should be exclusive for the first 6 months and continued until 24 months of age or beyond.

Babies should eat a balanced, varied diet appropriate for their age from the time they are 6 months old, to provide enough energy, balance energy-producing substances (protein, fat, carbohydrates) and vitamins and minerals necessary for comprehensive development.

We also pay attention to feeding children foods rich in protein and calcium such as meat, fish, shrimp, crab, eggs and egg products; milk and dairy products...

2. Get enough sleep

Sleep promotes growth and development in children and adolescents. During deep sleep, the body releases hormones necessary for growth. Therefore, getting enough sleep can allow for optimal growth.

3. Exercise regularly

Exercise is important for children's development. Regular exercise is also important for normal physical development. For example, playing outdoors or participating in sports can help bones become stronger, denser, and more resilient.

4. Regularly monitor growth charts

Follow the growth chart to know your baby's development so that timely interventions can be made to help your baby reach his or her maximum height.

5. Vaccination, vitamin A supplementation and regular deworming

Vaccination, vitamin A supplementation and regular deworming are important solutions to enhance resistance and prevent parasitic diseases... thereby helping children to be less sick and develop comprehensively.

6. Should go for regular nutrition consultation

Children should be taken for nutritional consultation so that doctors can detect micronutrient deficiencies (lack of vitamin D, calcium, iron, zinc, etc.), point out incorrect nutritional habits (only drinking water, too little fat, not diversifying foods, etc.) and provide early and appropriate intervention measures for each child; contributing to promoting the maximum development of children's health and stature./.