As the epidemic continues to change, the number of confirmed diagnoses continues to rise. This year, the cumulative number of children diagnosed in China is about 530,000. Schools at all levels have suspended classes for video teaching. During the epidemic prevention period, parents should not only pay attention to the epidemic prevention measures of their children at home, but also pay attention to their children’s learning. At the same time, it should not be ignored. During the period of home epidemic prevention and school closure, children’s growth and development are affected by less movement and more food.
Loss of weight control, uncontrolled use of 3C, the incidence of precocious puberty in girls increases!
Chen Yicheng, a pediatric endocrinologist, pointed out that in the early days of the outbreak in Italy in 2020, due to the implementation of strict city closure measures across the country, it was found that there was a surge in newly diagnosed precocious girls. During this period, the development of secondary sexual characteristics was also significantly accelerated. With the global spread of the epidemic, the “Washington Post” tracking report in March this year also found that the increase in the incidence of precocious puberty in girls during the epidemic has become a global phenomenon. The recent outbreak of the epidemic in Taiwan has caused many children to suspend video teaching at home. Parents should also pay more attention to the growth and development of their children.
In fact, although there is no clear statistics, according to Dr. Chen Yicheng’s clinical observation, in the past two or three years, the precocious puberty of children can be seen to increase. Dr. Chen said that the reasons why the epidemic has accelerated girls’ precocious puberty include obesity, stress, lifestyle and other factors. In terms of obesity, the epidemic is staying at home, and children spend less time going out, plus they eat snacks when they are at home, and their weight is very high. It is easy to soar, which in turn accelerates the development of puberty. In terms of psychological pressure, due to the epidemic and sudden changes in the environment, children will have invisible psychological pressure, and the longer the parent-child relationship will spend, the friction will increase, and emotional pressure will also be formed.
Children are suspended from school at home. In addition to the needs of video teaching, they will also maintain interaction with their peers through 3C products. Dr. Chen explained that there is currently some evidence that long-term use of electronic products may affect the secretion of serotonin and dopamine in the brain, which will further affect the development of During the school suspension period, life and rest are also prone to irregularities. A recent Italian study also found that girls with precocious puberty during the quarantine period went to bed significantly later than the control group, which may affect the pineal gland and faeces. The action of melanin, which in turn leads to the early initiation of puberty.
Shake it by hand every day, be careful of excess calories, become fat, and drink plasticizers
In addition, Dr. Chen Yicheng also specially reminded the hidden crisis of children’s development caused by take-out or delivery of food during home epidemic prevention. He pointed out that some children have 1 cup of hand shake a day. In addition to sugar-sweetened diet, it is easy to cause excess calories. It is also necessary to pay attention to the fact that plastic disposable cups may increase the exposure of plasticizers, and some health foods will release a small amount of plasticizers. In food, medicine or the environment, it is known that plasticizers may cause precocious puberty in girls and gynaecomastia in boys. Parents are reminded to pay attention to the exposure of children to environmental hormones.
In response to the lifestyle problem of children’s home epidemic prevention during the school suspension period, doctors recommend that parents pay attention to the weight changes of children during their growth and development, reduce unnecessary exposure to plasticizers, and it is very important to pay attention to the time of using electronic products, go to bed on time at night, and sleep well. Don’t slide your phone again before; although this can easily cause friction between parents and children, and is also one of the sources of stress for children, Dr. Chen also reminds parents to adjust their emotions in a timely manner and establish a good communication method with their children, which not only resolves the relationship between parents and children Tension and stress can also have a positive effect on a child’s development.
Dr. Chen Yicheng said that the development sequence of secondary sexual characteristics is generally from the age of 8 to 13. Girls will gradually develop breasts, pubic hair, and armpit hair, and then menstrual cramps; boys start to have larger testicles and pubic hair from the age of 9 to 14. , Armpit hair development, Adam’s apple and voice change, beard and other sexual characteristics, if girls are earlier than 8 years old and boys are earlier than 9 years old, it is a condition of precocious puberty. It is about 1:5 to 10, so little girls should pay more attention to whether there is early development. Once the secondary sexual characteristics appear early, it is recommended that parents take their children to see a doctor for examination.
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◎ Consult an expert /Dr. Chen Yicheng
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