If you were a tall child, did you end up becoming a tall adult?

[EJohnL]

When I was in elementary-middle school I was one of the tallest in my class, but since then I stopped growing and now am one of the shortest in most crowds.

[Anonymous]

I was 5'7" in 5th grade and am 5'8" now in my 50s. So I'm not short for a female, but I didn't grow a ton.

My DS is 17 and was 5'4" in 5th grade and is 6'4" now. So he kept going.

[Anonymous]

I was always average height and then shot up to 5'7" after thinking I was parked at 5'4". I had a weird burst in HS.

[Anonymous]

I was always the tallest in elementary school. I am now 5'5" (a woman).

[Anonymous]

No, I'm 5'4. I was about 5' tall and wearing a women's size 9 shoe when I was 9 years old. Puberty hit me early, and seems to have stopped my growth.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I was always tall and I’m 5’10 (F).

[Anonymous]

I was always one of the tallest, I’m 5’9” female

[Anonymous]

Yes I was always tall and I’m still tall (5’11” woman)

[Anonymous]

Overweight kids are often taller in childhood, then level out to their predisposed height in adulthood.

[Anonymous]

I'm not surprised that women stop growing in elementary school. Once we get our period we pretty much stop growing.

[Anonymous]

For those of you saying you were the tallest then stopped growing, by how much were you taller? My 8 year old is top of the charts and a good half a head (so 4-5 inches?) taller than every other girl we know. She's even taller than a same aged friends whose parents are 6'0" and 6'8"! Were you really THAT much taller and ended up average or below average height? When did you hit puberty?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was always the tallest in elementary school. I am now 5'5" (a woman).

Same. It was an adjustment realizing I was no longer tall!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was always the tallest in elementary school. I am now 5'5" (a woman).

Same for me down to current height! I got my period in 6th grade and that was it for growth.

[Anonymous]

I was always tall and heavy. When we weighed ourselves in GS in 3rd grade I was 68 lbs and all my friends were in the 40s or 50s. I was about 5'3 by middle school but didn't grow after that. Possibly I was done growing, but my parents are taller, and I was anorexic for a few years, so that may have stunted my growth.

[Anonymous]

no. I was born super long, was tall, and now am pathetic 5'4".