When did your son hit his growth spurt?

[Anonymous]

Mine grew several inches in bursts at 12 then again at 13. He’s a few months shy of 14 and hasn’t grown at all in the last 6 months. He’s 5’8” currently with short parents but tall genes in the rest of the family so who knows.

[Anonymous]

My son just turned 14 earlier in April and he seems to be a slow and steady guy rather than growth spurts. He’s never skipped shoe sizes like some kids- has always reliably gone up a 1/2 size and his shoe size has remained stable the last year or so.

BUT, he’s been eating like a bull elephant in his prime and has had some heel pain (Sever’s) so I do wonder if he’s going to grow soon. He was 5’9.5” at his 14 year checkup and his father is 6’1”, so we assume he’ll end up a similar height.

[Anonymous]

Freshman year for mine. Finished 8th grade at 5’3”-5’4” and finished 9th grade at 5’9”-5’10” so about 6 inches.

I do think that is quite late. Almost all of his friends had their big growth spurts in middle school.

[Anonymous]

My kid's doctor said between 13-17, a boy can can grow as little as 1 inch a year to 5 inches a YEAR! I was like What?!

My son: 12-14 years old. So that is 6-8th grade.

It all depends on many factors from genetics to environmental to what they eat and do. I do notice kids who tend to be outside moving around and extending tend to grow more in the year.

[Anonymous]

Not yet for my recently-turned 14 year old. He is probably 5'1", maaaaybe 5'2" at the very most.