How to control the rapid growth of bone age?

In life, everyone knows that bone age is a sign of a child's growth and development. If the bone age increases too fast, it will have a great impact on the child's height. Generally speaking, the older the bone age, the smaller the child's growth and development space. If the bone age is very large, it will stop the child from growing. From this point of view, controlling the growth rate of bone age can help children grow too fast. So how to control the rapid growth of bone age?

First of all, if the child's bone age is similar to his age, probably within one year old, and his current height has reached the height corresponding to the bone age, and there is no disease, then paying attention to the following aspects in life will help delay the increase of bone age.

1. Control your weight

There are three types of children's body types

Height = weight: Symmetrical (standard), height growth is generally relatively stable

Height > Weight: Slim (slightly thin), height growth is generally relatively fast

Height < weight: stout (obese), height growth is generally relatively slow

Among these three body types, children who are slender and thin will grow better relatively, while those who are sturdy and fat will tend to have older bone age and are prone to premature development. Therefore, controlling weight can slow down the growth rate of bone age.

Parents must ensure that their children eat a balanced diet, avoid consuming too much high-calorie, high-sugar food, maintain a balanced and thin body shape, and keep the weight gain rate lower than the average level in order to better promote height development, especially before puberty.

In general:

Children aged 2-12 should keep their weight gain within 2 kg per year

During adolescence, the annual weight gain should be controlled within 3 kg.

It is generally not recommended to gain weight after the age of 16.

2. Good living habits

Avoid exposing your children to too many emotional comedies or scenes of mutual love, as watching too much can easily induce the secretion of gonadal hormones and cause premature development.

Maintaining a good mood can make children happy and increase the secretion of growth hormone. On the contrary, long-term depression and sadness can easily inhibit the secretion of growth hormone, leading to the inhibition of normal growth and development.

3. Exercise

If a child's bone age is slightly advanced, it can be adjusted and improved by increasing physical exercise. Usually choose some jumping and free-stretching sports, such as swimming, dancing, high jump, basketball, badminton, skipping rope, etc., and maintain at least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise every day. These exercises can effectively promote bone growth.

It should be noted that if a child's bone age is one year or more ahead of his actual age, his growth potential will be damaged and his adult height will not be ideal. It is best to take the child to the hospital for a detailed examination and bone age intervention should be carried out under the guidance of a professional doctor.