ConnectionShort Heightand Weak Confidence
If you are dealing with short height and feel that it matters to you and makes you unhappy, you should know that this issue greatly impactsyour self-confidenceand has challenged you. Despite this trait, it’s important not to lose your confidence. We will focus more precisely on this issue to hopefully provide constructive solutions for you.
Reasons for Your Discomfort with the Situation
Consider these questions:
- What actions can you take to change your situation (like height)?
- Have you ever tried to change this situation?
- Are these conditions changeable?
If you examine the situation and realize it cannot be changed, the important issue is your attitude and belief about yourself and your height and to what extent you have accepted and adapted to it.
The more negative your attitude towards yourself, the worse your situation will be, and this belief can affect your performance in personal, family, academic, and social settings. Your attitude about yourself is directly related to your self-confidence and can greatly impact it, which sums up everything psychologists say.
What Is Your Suitable Solution?
As you can see, your acceptance of your performance quality is very important. Right now, focus on your abilities and strengths, and work to enhance them. The more you strengthen your positive traits, the better your personal and social performance will be, which directly impacts your self-confidence.
For example, you can work on and enhance your communication skills. When we say “skill,” we mean you can achieve it through effort and persistence. You can seek personal counseling or attend life skills training courses; you can even read books to boost these skills.
But the important point is that you can address issuesof shynessand improve your social interactions; you just need to choose the right way to boost your confidence and persistently continue. There are many successful people in the world who, despite not being tall or having perfect health, have achieved great heights through motivation and strong belief.
Stages of Height Growth in Humans
Stagesof Height Increaseare as follows:
Stage One:
In the first two years of life, height increases rapidly, averaging 30 to 35 centimeters. However, as time passes and age increases, the rate of height growth decreases.
Stage Two:
After the age of two, children grow 5 to 7 centimeters in height each year. As they approach puberty, the growth rate slows down.
Stage Three:
Duringpuberty, a growth spurt occurs. The average height increase in this stage is 25 to 30 centimeters for boys and 20 to 25 centimeters for girls. The maximum growth spurt in girls happens before the onset of menstruation, while for boys, it occurs in the later stages of puberty.
Generally, the growth plates (bone cartilage) close in girls between the ages of 15 and 17, and in boys between 16 and 18. After this point, height increase is no longer possible, and height remains nearly constant.
Reasons and Causes of Short Stature in Some Individuals
Causes of short stature include:
Genetic Short Stature
In this type of short stature, the child’s growth rate is normal for their age, and the bone age corresponds appropriately to their chronological age.
Constitutional Growth Delay
Some children experience short stature after the age of two, with a nearly normal growth rate in subsequent years, but their bone age lags. Puberty is delayed in these children, but most eventually reach their genetic height.
Diseases
Some diseases can cause short stature, such as malnutrition, vitamin D deficiency, and calcium deficiency, leading torickets,celiac disease(gluten intolerance found in wheat), anemias, gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases, chronic kidney diseases, heart failure, chronic lung or liver diseases, and hypothyroidism.Use of Certain MedicationsUsing certain medications, such as corticosteroids, may disrupt growth.Intrauterine Growth DisordersSome disorders duringthe pregnancy
can lead to short stature in children.
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