Why are children’s bones more flexible?

Have you ever held a tiny baby? Have you wondered why babies are so much softer than you?

One reason babies are softer is that their bones have not hardened yet. When they are born, babies have more bones than an adult and a lot of cartilage. But, their bone cells work all the time to become bigger and harder. Some even grow together. In fact, as babies grow, most of their cartilage turns into bone, except for parts of the nose, ears, and ribs. Fully grown adults have about 206 bones.

When doctors want to check how a child’s bones are growing, they make take x-rays of the wrists. Some children’s wrist bones grow quickly. Others grow more slowly. The important thing is that the bones are growing in a healthy way. If your wrist bones look healthy on an x-ray, then all the other bones in your body are probably growing the way they should, too.

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