Patient's question:
Grows slowly. Because the mother is relatively short. What kind of assistance is needed: Currently short, only 126 cm at 10 years old, can the child's potential height be measured?Doctor's answer:
(1) Measuring the growth rate of children every 3-6 months is not balanced, as everyone has their own characteristics. Therefore, measuring too frequently is not a scientific approach. Some parents measure their children's height, and if they grow only 0.5 cm this month and only 0.3 cm next month, they become anxious and seek a doctor. In fact, as long as you measure every 3-6 months, growing 5-7 cm per year is considered "fully" (reaching the standard).(2) Regarding precocious puberty, Dr. Du Minlian from the pediatric endocrinology department reiterates that individual precocious puberty should not be confused with the early growth and development of the general population.