If the child does not sleep, he loses his height。
Many families stare at milk calcium and exercise genes while ignoring the variable that saves money and is the easiest to drop chains — sleep quality。
Growth hormones love to “work” in deep sleep, which can be filled with more during the day than one night of broken sleep and sleep。
The key points are first placed on the table。
Deep sleep is the main battleground for growth hormones, where 70 to 80 per cent of the whole day's secretion is concentrated; rather than maintaining the old term “10 p. M. To 2 a. M.”, it is closer to the pattern of “first deep sleep cycle after sleep”, usually peaking one to three hours after sleep。
Late sleep does not always miss the peak, but if the total length of the time is compressed and sleep is interrupted frequently, the total growth hormone genre is reduced by 30 to 50%。
Instead of placing hope on the supplements, the “sleeping food” at night should be fed。
Those who really slow down the quality of their sleep and drag their heights are often hidden in three signals。
The first signal is grinding teeth at night and biting teeth。
The older generation used to say that there were “worms in the stomach”, but more commonly in clinical terms were vitamin d deficiency, calcium phosphorus metabolism and excessive excitement or stress during the day。
The long-term grinding of teeth is not only noisy, but it also wears teeth and causes pain in the chewing of muscles, awakening in the night, sleeping down and vicious cycles。
Instead of blind calcium, it is recommended that the serum 25-hyvd be assessed under the guidance of a doctor, which is not often defined as ≤15 ng/ml; sun tan is still the most natural supply。
In the daytime, the excitement drops down and sleeps before it's over, often more than a piece of a sleeping device。
The second signal is snoring。
Many people think it's "sleeping well" and the snoring of children is more of a recourse。
The glands are so fat that the children are forced to open their mouths and breathe, the oxygen supply is reduced, deep sleep slices are cut, and the night-time pulse of growth hormones can be reduced to 60-80 per cent of normal。
The length of time is not only a loss of height, but also a “shaping” of facial development — a short upper lip, a contraction of the jaw and a typical “problem gland”。
A number of clinical materials provide a window of intervention: 3-7 years is the critical period and the gold dot is around the age of 4 years; those with mild and no visible symptoms may consider conservative treatments such as nasal spray hormones, but if they continue to snore, hold their breath, open their mouths, stop consoling with “breathing” and multidisciplinary assessments such as ear, nose and throat as quickly as possible, tailoring programmes to the extent possible, so that the problem is not “settled” on the bone。
The third signal is to flip like pancakes all night。
It's normal to turn around once in a while, but if you're restless all night, you should look at three clues: intestinal insufficiency (e. G., oversaturated dinners, too much oil, too cold), allergies (wet rash itching makes it difficult for children to sleep), and night terror and irritation due to vitamin d deficiency。
Sleep is broken, the share of deep sleep is squeezed and growth hormones are naturally “reducing”。
The method is not timid: dinner is light and digestive, and is not too full, but cold; an hour before sleep is put away with crazy play and electronic screens, allowing the brain to fall from “high turn speeds”; and during the day it is ensured that the sun is 15-20 minutes and vitamin d “charges”。
Children with rashes and repeated skin itching should be treated as soon as possible, rather than simply staring at the fruit of “sleeping badly”。
There is also a common error zone that needs to be flattened: it is not the 10 o'clock sleep that is necessary to have growth hormones, but to ensure sufficient total length and stability of deep sleep。
If late at night and early in the morning, the first round of deep sleep had to be stopped before it was over, the height of which was of course affected。
The rhythm and sense of security of the family is also a “sleeping-out” facility at the bottom, with regular routines, family-accompanied rituals (e. G., stable family meals) and long-term positive effects on the establishment of sleep patterns, which do not cost much, but do well。
When do you need to treat small issues as big things
Two principles are sufficient to land: first, these sleep manoeuvres last more than three months; and second, the growth in height is clearly “turning off” and less than 5 cm a year。
Satisfied with one or two, do not hesitate to call for medical treatment as soon as possible。
Targeted examinations are more valuable: snoring, mouth-breathing, first ear, nose and throat assessment of gland samples; night grinding, night terror, irritation, assessment of vitamin d and calcium metabolism; and, if necessary, individualization programmes in conjunction with growth and development specialists。
In light lifestyle interventions, surgery is performed within the age-appropriate window, with a clear direction and the right rhythm, and children tend to catch up with heights over a period of 1-2 years, in keeping with balanced diets and regular movements, and to be more stable。
The “three steps” that parents can do are simple but critical。
First, an hour before bedtime "stop screen + noise" is suspended to provide the body with a transition from awakening to sleep。
Secondly, dinner is light and digestive, avoiding oversaturation and cooling, and do not push the night digestion system onto the battlefield by eating more。
Thirdly, 15-20 minutes of sun are scheduled daily, and there is a shortage or lack of rain, followed by vitamin d supplements under the guidance of doctors。
Complementing continuous observation: recording the frequency of snoring, grinding teeth, awakening at night, recording the rhythm of changes in height, three months as an assessment cycle, with an “objective ruler” in mind。
The height was never a piece of a instant's “secret formula”, but a steady deep sleep。
Fill in the pits at night, clear the breathing path, fill vitamin d and create an undisturbed “construction site” for the child's growth boards。
When the lights are darker in time, the screen is quiet and the table is too small, growth hormones will naturally be pressed。
Turning attention from “what to eat” to “how to sleep”, many children's height anxiety will recede over the next four seasons。
