How tall are your kids?

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Registered: 08-11-2008
How tall are your kids?
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Mon, 08-11-2008 - 2:32pm

Hi to you all,


I'm wondering how tall your kids are. My son is 13 years old and very short 4'2" . It is starting to really annoy him that he's so much shorter than his friends (nevemind his younger sister). Also are there short kids in your kids classes?


Jane

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Registered: 03-27-2005
Tue, 08-12-2008 - 10:36am

Connor is 14

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Registered: 08-11-2008
Tue, 08-12-2008 - 1:49pm
That's wierd I thought boys always wanted to be as tall as possible. But hey great that your son feels so good about how he is!
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Registered: 06-01-1999
Tue, 08-12-2008 - 2:12pm

Kids tend to pack on many inches during puberty. Boys don't typically start puberty until 14 or 15 so are often shorter than the girls in middle school who start puberty earlier.


I have to remind DD of this. She used to be

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Registered: 01-06-2007
Tue, 08-12-2008 - 11:01pm

That's what happened with me -- I was always one of the two or three shortest kids in my grade, but I had my growth spurt very late, after most others were finished growing, and ended up a little taller than average at 5'6".

My daughter will be 10 in January and is just a shade under 4'11". I think she'll be around my height or a bit shorter, but her dad was 6 feet tall, so you never know!

*goes back to lurking*

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Registered: 01-15-2007
Wed, 08-13-2008 - 12:11am
The kids are all in bed asleep so I measured them the best I could.

 

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Registered: 03-27-2005
Wed, 08-13-2008 - 10:08am

Kids tend to pack on many inches during puberty. Boys don't typically start puberty until 14 or 15 so are often shorter than the girls in middle school who start puberty earlier.


Connor has a condition that caused him to go through puberty early.

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Registered: 06-14-2003
Wed, 08-13-2008 - 10:17am
Jasmine is 11 & she is 4'10 1/2" tall.
Julie,mom to Jasmine, born Oct. 12th, 1996
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Registered: 06-01-1999
Wed, 08-13-2008 - 10:56am

The happened to my brother as well. He was physically a 15-year-old before he graduated 5th grade. It was tough for him having his voice changing and having to shave in elementary school. I think he ended up

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Registered: 05-04-2007
Wed, 08-13-2008 - 11:02am

My BIL and another friend of ours did not finish growing until after 18. My BIL is now 6' but was pretty short as a child. My nephew is a little peanut and following in his footsteps.


My DD's have always been taller than the boys until recently. The boy's are starting to catch up to my 14 yo and passing her up. There are plenty of shorter kids in their classes.


Brooke is 13 and 5'8" and 1/2


Taylor is 14 and 5'7" and 1/2


I'm 5'5" and their dad is 5'11". We are not tall so I have no idea where this height is coming from.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 08-13-2008 - 11:58am

My twin dd & ds are 13.

 

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