How can a child grow taller?

[simon43]

Serious question here, and I have raised it after reading a homework essay from one of my students in Myanmar, aged about 12 years old.  She wrote about her hobby which is swimming, and she explained that she swam every day in the local pool in order to try to increase her height, which is perhaps a little short when compared to other girls of similar age.

 

I had never heard that swimming could increase one's height (when still a child).  So it got me thinking about what factors could help to increase one's height.

 

As a child, I was always told to drink my milk, because it contained calcium, which was important for strong bones and would make me grow tall (It didn't).

 

My mad Thai ex-wife, who is all of 143 cm tall (or short), had a strange torture-like apparatus bed on which she lay with a strap around her chin, which was attached to a mechanism to pull her joints apart.... needless to say, she is still 143 cm in height!

 

I know that genetics of one's parents can play a major role in determining one's height.  That aside, are there any proven ways to increase one's height as a child, before growth plates close up and adult height is achieved?

[Sheryl]

Good nutrition, including plenty of calcium and protein.

[poanoi]

the usual milk & masturbation,

but a friend of mine who is short and married a short woman

decided to take the kid to a dr who gave him growth hormone i think.

its obviously a waste of time once they are 17, so it has to be done sooner

[sanemax]

6 minutes ago, poanoi said:

the usual milk & masturbation,

 

Thats quite an inappropriate thing to suggest

[TommyTucker]

Less is more !


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[FritsSikkink]

1 hour ago, poanoi said:

the usual milk & masturbation,

 

Can't you give a normal answer, get a life.

[4MyEgo]

As Sheryl mentioned:

Good nutrition, including plenty of calcium and protein.

 

Here are the top 10 healthy foods that will help your kids grow taller and stronger:

• Eggs: Proteins are nutrients that play the biggest role in increasing your kids' height, so make sure that they eat an egg every day. ...
• Milk: ...
• Soybeans: ...
• Oatmeal: ...
• Chicken: ...
• Spinach: ...
• Carrots: ...
• Fruits:

 

My mum used to tell me water also helped, so I had to shower everyday, whether that has anything to do with my 183cm in height, who knows, plants grow with water, don't they....555

 

 

Edited June 16, 2018 by 4MyEgo

[TommyTucker]

What the hell has a child growing taller got to do with a child’s development??
I would much rather concentrate on how your daughter/son is in everyday life.
Mental development, physical development, emotional development, etc etc


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