The beginning of spring has arrived, let your children thrive with the energy of heaven and earth!

The air is cool, but it cannot resist the footsteps of spring. The beginning of spring is here, everything is reviving, grass is growing and birds are singing. Our children are also entering the golden period of growth. Let's learn some growth science to help our children grow taller.

Get moving

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Spring is a season of growth, so getting moving is the most important thing. As the weather gradually warms up and the sunshine becomes more abundant, outdoor sports are encouraged in spring. Sunlight can not only supplement vitamin D and promote children's bone health, but also help improve immunity, prevent myopia, and improve cardiopulmonary function. It can be said that there are many benefits.

Preschool children mainly play games, such as riding a bicycle, kicking shuttlecock, and playing tag, etc. They develop physical fitness and motor skills through games.

The exercise choices for school-age teenagers should mainly focus on physical exercise, such as basketball, football, cycling and other aerobic exercises, and gradually try strength training, such as push-ups and pull-ups.

The cumulative exercise time should reach 1-2 hours, and the exercise intensity should be based on the child's subjective feeling of some difficulty, that is, moderate intensity exercise.

Smart diet

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Spring is the season of birth, when everything starts to sprout and grow. During this period, you should appropriately add various fresh sprouts to your diet. For example, my country has the custom of eating spring rolls at the beginning of spring. The authentic spring rolls are made of thin dough wrapped with bean sprouts, leeks and other vegetables. During the Spring Festival, the diet is mostly meat-based and greasy, so it is recommended to eat a light diet at this time, appropriately add fresh sprouts and vegetables, and have appropriate amounts of meat, eggs and milk.

Sleep

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The climate in spring is suitable, and children consume more energy during the day. They should go to bed before 9 o'clock at night and not eat any food 1 hour before going to bed to ensure deep sleep and the peak of growth hormone secretion at night to promote growth.

How much growth per year is normal?

The height of preschool and school-age children increases by about 5-7 cm per year, and their weight increases by about 1-2 kg; the growth rate is faster during adolescence, reaching 8-10 cm/year.

How to evaluate height and weight?

Using the height and weight percentile table is simpler and more intuitive

Step 1: Understand the percentile table. From the 3rd percentile to the 97th percentile, it is like lining up from low to high. Children with 3 points are the lowest, 97 points are the highest, and 50 points are in the middle. If it is lower than the 3rd to 10th percentile, pay attention to rule out short stature and growth retardation. If it is higher than the 97th percentile, pay attention to whether the child has precocious development.

Step 2: Calculate the child’s actual age using the Gregorian birthday;

Step 3: Find the child’s corresponding age on the left, find the position of the child’s height and weight in this row, and see which percentile corresponds to the top of this position.

Finally, I wish the children to be happy and grow up healthily in this vibrant spring.