From the moment their children are born, all parents are concerned about making the right things about the upbringing process. Moreover, during this period, grandmothers, grandmothers, neighbors and even acquaintances share their experiences and give advice on raising children. Child Health and Diseases specialist Prof. Dr. Meltem Uğraş reminded that, of course, experiences are important in child development, but it should not be forgotten that every child is different. Stating that there may be some incorrect information that comes with all the information obtained, he explained the supposed correct information about child development ...
"OUR CHILD'S SHORT HEIGHT IS A MISTAKE OF PARENTS ..."
Stating that the factors that make up the height of the child consist of multiple factors defined as multifactorial and therefore the only factor cannot be genetic, Prof. Dr. Meltem Uğraş said, “Here, as well as genetic predisposition, environmental factors such as nutrition, sleep, and exercise of the child are also important. In addition, the child's birth week, birth weight and growth in the first two years also affect the development of the child seriously ”.
"GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT DISORDER ALSO AFFECT THE INTELLIGENCE OF CHILDREN."
Saying that this information is true in a sense, Yeditepe University Kozyatağı Hospital Pediatrics Specialist Prof. Dr. Meltem Uğraş clarified the subject as follows: “What we call growth zamWhen we talk about the child's body weight and height, when we say development, the behavior of the child's motor functions and intelligence development is evaluated according to his age. Therefore, growth and development are often used together. But growth is partly more physical, and at this point, head circumference is just as important a predictor as height and weight in young children. When evaluating growth, we also look at the child's body weight and head circumference. For example, deviations from normal in the head circumference, that is, being too large or too small, may be a finding that may cause mental retardation in the child. Likewise, a disease that affects the motor functions of the child can cause a developmental delay along with the development of intelligence. In other words, the child may have diseases with both mental retardation and retardation in motor functions. In addition to the growth and development retardation of the child, the different appearance of the child may be a clue of some syndromic diseases. Some of them go with mental retardation. Therefore, although growth and development disorders do not directly affect the intelligence of the child, growth and development problems can be observed together in children with intellectual development.
GIRLS ARE 18 YEARS AND MEN BECOME 21 YEARS ...
Explaining that it would not be correct to set such sharp boundaries for this information, Prof. Dr. Meltem Uğraş explained the following about the acceleration in growth:
“Man goes through two major growth spurts in his lifetime. one of them was born zammoment attack. The child makes a very serious growth spurt at the age of one and completes one year by adding three times the birth weight and half the birth height. A growth spurt close to this is seen in adolescents. During puberty, boys and girls grow about 20-25 cm. Within two years of girls starting menstruationzamcontinues to the month. Of course, the role of environmental and genetic factors should not be forgotten in order to reach the final color. Growth is completed at around 18 years of age.”
“EVERY LONG PARENTS ZAMTHE MOMENT HAS A LONG CHILDREN, EACH OF THE SHORT PARENTS ZAMTHEY HAVE SHORT CHILDREN.”
Reminding that among the factors affecting the final height of children, genetics, environmental conditions, nutrition of the child and even nutrition in the womb, the infections that he is exposed to in the womb are included. Dr. Meltem Uğraş said that for this reason, parents alone are not effective in reaching the final height of the child. “Therefore, although genetic factors are important, zamFor the moment, tall parents will not have tall children, and short parents will not have short children," he said.
"MILK EXTENSES ..."
Stating that this information is often misunderstood among parents, Prof. Dr. Meltem Uğraş gave the following information on the subject: “Among the factors that increase height, nutrition and, of course, protein foods have an important contribution. It is the most known and perhaps used milk. However, the feature of milk is that it is protein and it can be grown by feeding only milk.zamlittle. The child's age-appropriate amount of daily regular protein intake heightzamit is helpful. A balanced diet is very important in nutrition. It is not right to give large amounts of protein foods to children, because proteins are not stored in the body; What we need is used and the rest is thrown away without being spent. Balanced diet and exercisezamcan contribute to the
"THE INDICATOR OF GROWTH IN CHILDREN IS WEIGHT."
Stating that the judgment that the overweight child grows and develops healthy is a common thought, Prof. Dr. Meltem Uğraş pointed out that although this information is partially correct, weight alone is not a sufficient indicator for growth. Prof. Dr. Uğraş explained the following:
The first measurements taken in pediatric patient follow-up or in the pediatric outpatient clinic are the height and weight of the child. The two are measured together and a decision is made regarding the growth of the child by looking at the percentile (percentage) values for age. Child's height is more important than weight. Again, considering the percentile values, it is meaningful that the height and weight are close to each other or that the child's own height and weight are always balanced in long-term follow-ups. Since obesity may develop in children whose weight percentile is higher than the height percentile, it is necessary to be careful and take necessary precautions "
"IF THE CHILD IS HEALTHY, THERE IS NO NEED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR."
Stating that babies should go to the doctor regularly from the moment they are born, Prof. Dr. Meltem Uğraş reminded that regular physician controls are very important in healthy child follow-up. “In the first year, children go to the doctor's control quite often, once a month. If there is no disease after the sixth month, follow-up every two or three months will be appropriate. After the age of one, it is usually followed up every 3-6 months. It is absolutely necessary to follow up the growth and development of children who have no illnesses in the Robust Child Polyclinic. Because there are certain parameters that must be followed at all ages. First of all, the height and weight of the child is examined, neurological development is taken into consideration and it is checked whether the development is provided according to his age.
THE BRAIN IS FULLY DEVELOPED AT BIRTH
Brain development is completed towards the end of adolescence. In the first years, development is quite rapid, but continues until after adolescence. Development is the progressive change of the individual in physical, mental, language, emotional and social aspects (with the interaction of growth, maturation and learning). Brain development begins in the womb, and after birth, nutrition continues with the effects of stimuli from the environment. A child can climb a tree when his nervous, musculoskeletal, and musculoskeletal systems are mature enough. By the way, there is no definitive answer for the ages at which each child completes the developmental stages. zamThe reason why the moment (month) is not said is that it is obvious from person to person. zamit can be in the moment. It is roughly in certain months that children can perform certain functions such as walking, speaking, urinating and defecation. For example, 2 healthy children can walk at 10 and 14 months, and these 2 children are also normal. The variability seen in these normal situations is affected by various factors such as factors in the womb of the child, genetic characteristics, social environment, and stimuli. While motor development is faster and dominant in the first years, mental, social and cognitive development continues as they grow up. In regular controls, height and weight, as well as development specific to each age group, are evaluated by physicians and directed to the necessary departments in abnormal cases.
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