Mother Forces Daughter to Jump Rope 3,000 Times a Day to Increase Height

A mother forced her 13-year-old daughter in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, to jump rope 3,000 times a day to gain more height, resulting in the girl suffering from osteochondrosis of the tibial tuberosity. The girl complained to her mother about knee pain, but the mother accused her of laziness. After the condition worsened and symptoms increased, the mother took her to the doctor. Although doctors ruled out any injury to the meniscus in the knee joint following a physiological examination, they warned the mother that excessive exercise could lead to injuries in children. The girl, Yuan Yuan, is 1.58 meters tall and weighs 120 kilograms. The mother hoped that exercise would help her daughter reach a height of 1.60 meters and lose weight to become "thinner and more beautiful." However, the excess weight, especially after the mother increased the jump count from 1,000 to 3,000 a day, contributed to damage to the knees. Doctors cautioned that a child's growth is influenced by a number of factors, such as exercise, nutrition, mood, and genetics, and that exercise alone cannot play the decisive role in the issue.