Many parents choose to let their children learn dance in order to cultivate their interests and talents. However, many parents are wondering: when is it better for children to learn to dance? Does dancing practice affect children's growth and development? Will dancing affect the height of children? The following small series takes parents to solve these doubts!
Growth will not be affected if the epiphysis is not damaged.
In the recent CCTV Dance Competition, an expert's sentence "12 years old is suitable for dancing" worried a mother in Xuchang for a long time. Her daughter is seven years old this year. She paid attention to quality education and enrolled her children in dance classes. "I don't want my children to be dancers. I just want to cultivate children's temperament and exercise by the way. I don't want dancing to affect the normal development of children. " On the phone, my mother's tone was very anxious. She also said that it was observed that dancers were generally not very tall. Could it be the dancing? With this question, the reporter first came to Zhengzhou Orthopedic Hospital to understand the situation. "Epiphysis is the growing point of bone. Proper exercise can stimulate the growing point and promote the growth and development of children. But when the amount of exercise is too large, it will cause chronic fatigue and even fatigue fracture. If the epiphysis is damaged, it will inhibit the normal growth and development of the child. " Cheng Fuli, chief physician of Pediatric Orthopaedics Department of Zhengzhou Orthopaedics Hospital, said, "Now many children aged seven or eight only learn to dance once or twice a week, and the time is not too long. In general, it will not affect their growth, and parents can rest assured. "