Child height prediction can be estimated using a simple mathematical equation. Just add the heights of the father and the mother and if it is a girl, subtract 6.5, but if you are a boy, add 6.5 cm.
Another way to know how tall a child will be in adult life is to multiply by 2 the height he has at age two. In this case, the baby who is 86 cm at 2 years old should be 1.72 cm at 21 years old, when the person stops growing.
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The height estimated for both boys and girls can vary by an average of 5 centimeters.
This height estimate for children is used by many pediatricians, but only considers the height of the parents and there are other conditions that can interfere with height, such as genetics, food, health, quality of sleep, development and posture.
What to do for a child to be taller
So that the child can grow healthy and have more height can adopt simple strategy as having a good diet, rich in vegetables, vegetables, fruits, grains and cereals because the body has the necessary nutrients to produce the growth hormone, but sleeping well is also required to grow more because this hormone is produced and released during sleep.
Placing a child for exercises such as ballet or swimming, for example, can also be useful for stronger muscles and bones, as well as good body posture, which also influences their growth.
But if the pediatrician finds that the child is actually having a growth restriction, has dwarfism or some other syndrome that is characterized by short stature, it may be recommended to do a treatment using GH growth hormone, for example. Some commercial names of this medicine are Genotropin, Hormotrop, Norditropin, Saizen and Somatrop and serve to supply the need for GH by the pituitary gland. This hormone is given as an injection once a day, learn more about the effects of growth hormone.
