When did you know your son was going to be super tall?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love these threads, they are so revealing of biases that we all know but are rarely expressed. It’s always asking how tall the boys will be (almost never girls).

They are almost as telling as all of the threads asking the likelihood of baby’s eyes being blue (and never asking the same of brown).

My daughter’s blue eyes turned green in high school. I didn’t think that was possible because eye color is supposed to be set at about six years old or younger. Eye colors are kind of cool because it’s not just blue or brown, there are many varieties.

As for girls my youngest just turned 13, got her period two months after turning 13 and is 5’7”. I’m hoping she’s all done. So I’m asking how you know if a girl is done growing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love these threads, they are so revealing of biases that we all know but are rarely expressed. It’s always asking how tall the boys will be (almost never girls).

They are almost as telling as all of the threads asking the likelihood of baby’s eyes being blue (and never asking the same of brown).

+1

[Anonymous]

Ridiculous. Never knew, he was super short forever, and didn't eat. He ended up being 5'11", and pediatric endocrinology told us, based on the hand x-ray, that his potential was 6'2". But, he didn't eat.
DH is almost 6 feet and I am 164 cm.

[Anonymous]

Wish this was my son. 13 years old but only 4’10. I’m 5’8 and dad is 5’9. My son really struggles with being so short, and it’s hard to watch as a parent. Hard to imagine he’ll ever reach a height that’s even considered average.

[Anonymous]

Op - I was just curious because our 5 year old is so big and wonder if he will stay bigger than his peers. I don’t really care but am concerned about my grocery bill! He eats all time (lots of protein and fruit not just junk). He is lean which is surprising given how much he weighs for a 5 year old.

[Anonymous]

I don't know if my son is done growing or not as he recently turned 15. He is 6'2" and probably could get to 6'3" though I wouldn't be surprised if he was at his adult height.

He was always on the taller side of average - usually around 90% - but there was definitely a period in middle school when lots of other kids closed the gap for a while.

Honestly, I'm both surprised but also not surprised he's at this height, as DH is 6'1" but I'm only 5'3". However, BIL is shorter than DH while SIL is my height and they have big strapping adult sons. Like, 6'3" and very solid, so I guess the tall genes that lurk in their family win out with the male children. Their daughters are on the shorter side.

[Anonymous]

In my observation, the mother's height seems to matter more than the father's. My MIL is maybe 5'8 and FIL is maybe 5'9-5'10. Their kids are 6'3 (boy), 6'2 (boy), 5'8 (girl), and 5'4 (girl). So only one "shorty."

[Anonymous]

Every boy I know that was tall pre puberty ended up being short. All the tall (6’3+) boys had major, surprising growth spurts during the HS years.

Being head & shoulders above your peers in elementary school can point to being tall for girls who are usually done growing by the end of middle school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At what age did you realize your son was going to be super tall (6’3” or taller)?

We obviously have no idea yet but we have a 5 year old who is head and shoulders taller than his peers. He is currently 55 pounds and 50” tall.

Genetically - mom is in the 90th percentile for women (5’8”) but dad is probably average height (5’10”).

When did you know your son was going to be super tall or were you just surprised at the end?

Strange post. My daughter was that height in kindergarten and while she was on the taller side, "head and shoulders taller than" the other kids she was not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At what age did you realize your son was going to be super tall (6’3” or taller)?

We obviously have no idea yet but we have a 5 year old who is head and shoulders taller than his peers. He is currently 55 pounds and 50” tall.

Genetically - mom is in the 90th percentile for women (5’8”) but dad is probably average height (5’10”).

When did you know your son was going to be super tall or were you just surprised at the end?

Strange post. My daughter was that height in kindergarten and while she was on the taller side, "head and shoulders taller than" the other kids she was not.

Op - I am going based off of growth chart from WHO: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/child-growth/growth-reference-5-19-years/height-for-age-(5-19-years)/hfa-boys-5-19years-per.pdf?sfvrsn=56a734fa_4

99th percentile for a 5 1/2 year old boy is 124cm or 48in tall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op - I was just curious because our 5 year old is so big and wonder if he will stay bigger than his peers. I don’t really care but am concerned about my grocery bill! He eats all time (lots of protein and fruit not just junk). He is lean which is surprising given how much he weighs for a 5 year old.

Suuuure Jan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wish this was my son. 13 years old but only 4’10. I’m 5’8 and dad is 5’9. My son really struggles with being so short, and it’s hard to watch as a parent. Hard to imagine he’ll ever reach a height that’s even considered average.

Have you considered taking him to see a pediatric endo?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At what age did you realize your son was going to be super tall (6’3” or taller)?

We obviously have no idea yet but we have a 5 year old who is head and shoulders taller than his peers. He is currently 55 pounds and 50” tall.

Genetically - mom is in the 90th percentile for women (5’8”) but dad is probably average height (5’10”).

When did you know your son was going to be super tall or were you just surprised at the end?

Strange post. My daughter was that height in kindergarten and while she was on the taller side, "head and shoulders taller than" the other kids she was not.

Op - I am going based off of growth chart from WHO: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/child-growth/growth-reference-5-19-years/height-for-age-(5-19-years)/hfa-boys-5-19years-per.pdf?sfvrsn=56a734fa_4

99th percentile for a 5 1/2 year old boy is 124cm or 48in tall.

Are you going off a chart or was he physically towering over his peers? Because those are not the same thing.

I'm a GS troop leader and I have to collect health data on our girls every year. Our 1st year Daisies (kindergarteners) had 3 girls who were 50" and at least 6 who were 48"+. As badly as you clearly want it to be true, your son is not some freakishly tall height for 5 year old in DC, but maybe Vanuatu is skewing the WHO data.

[Anonymous]

If the charts at the pediatrician's visits are consistently 90% or more, then your son will be tall. That’s how we knew. Plus, I confirmed it with the pediatrician and it came true, son is now a tall man.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At what age did you realize your son was going to be super tall (6’3” or taller)?

We obviously have no idea yet but we have a 5 year old who is head and shoulders taller than his peers. He is currently 55 pounds and 50” tall.

Genetically - mom is in the 90th percentile for women (5’8”) but dad is probably average height (5’10”).

When did you know your son was going to be super tall or were you just surprised at the end?

Strange post. My daughter was that height in kindergarten and while she was on the taller side, "head and shoulders taller than" the other kids she was not.

Op - I am going based off of growth chart from WHO: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/child-growth/growth-reference-5-19-years/height-for-age-(5-19-years)/hfa-boys-5-19years-per.pdf?sfvrsn=56a734fa_4

99th percentile for a 5 1/2 year old boy is 124cm or 48in tall.

Are you going off a chart or was he physically towering over his peers? Because those are not the same thing.

I'm a GS troop leader and I have to collect health data on our girls every year. Our 1st year Daisies (kindergarteners) had 3 girls who were 50" and at least 6 who were 48"+. As badly as you clearly want it to be true, your son is not some freakishly tall height for 5 year old in DC, but maybe Vanuatu is skewing the WHO data.

That is quite tall though. My average height 8 year old is 52” and 55 lbs. in kindergarten she was well under 48” and she was average not just in stats, but in her class.