How many more inches did your son grow from age 13 onward?

[Anonymous]

DS grew approx:

5" from 13-14
5" from 14-15
1" from 15-16
1" from 16-17
1" from 17-18

Now about 6'4" barefoot and he hopes he's done growing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our son always used to chart on the 85% or higher for height percentile at doctor's well visits when younger.
Now at age 13 he is 5'5'' and at 50%. I don't think he has had his major growth spurt yet, obviously, but wanted to ask those with older sons how many inches their boys grew from age 13 onward. I know every kid varies, I'm just curious. I don't have brothers and my husband isn't very tall, but all the men on my side of the family are 6 ft or 6' 2''(my uncles and first cousins). So far our son has always shared my body build type, and that of my male cousins(lanky and lean limbs). He has very long legs now, like a baby deer, with really long calf bones. Do you think this suggests a lot more height coming? He is an athlete and hopes to be taller than his 5'9'' dad...

I think the fact that he hasn't hit his growth spurt yet is an indication that he has a lot more height coming.

In my experience, the tallest kids are the ones who hit puberty late. They're often tall as kids, and then their friends start passing them. But then their friends stop growing, and they catch up, and keep going.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From 12/13 to 20/21, we have a son who grew over a foot.

Was it slow and steady, a couple of inches a year, or there were growth spurts, then the following year minimal growth?

It was in spurts. One year (like 15-16???) it was 6-7 inches and then freshman/sophomore year in college it was another 3-4. The other years were an inch or even less than that. So 2 huge spurts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our son always used to chart on the 85% or higher for height percentile at doctor's well visits when younger.
Now at age 13 he is 5'5'' and at 50%. I don't think he has had his major growth spurt yet, obviously, but wanted to ask those with older sons how many inches their boys grew from age 13 onward. I know every kid varies, I'm just curious. I don't have brothers and my husband isn't very tall, but all the men on my side of the family are 6 ft or 6' 2''(my uncles and first cousins). So far our son has always shared my body build type, and that of my male cousins(lanky and lean limbs). He has very long legs now, like a baby deer, with really long calf bones. Do you think this suggests a lot more height coming? He is an athlete and hopes to be taller than his 5'9'' dad...

I think the fact that he hasn't hit his growth spurt yet is an indication that he has a lot more height coming.

In my experience, the tallest kids are the ones who hit puberty late. They're often tall as kids, and then their friends start passing them. But then their friends stop growing, and they catch up, and keep going.

This does seem to be the case.
My son's friends who hit puberty early (11-12) have mostly ended up around 5"6-5'8" . There are a few exceptions but these is definitely something to it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our son always used to chart on the 85% or higher for height percentile at doctor's well visits when younger.
Now at age 13 he is 5'5'' and at 50%. I don't think he has had his major growth spurt yet, obviously, but wanted to ask those with older sons how many inches their boys grew from age 13 onward. I know every kid varies, I'm just curious. I don't have brothers and my husband isn't very tall, but all the men on my side of the family are 6 ft or 6' 2''(my uncles and first cousins). So far our son has always shared my body build type, and that of my male cousins(lanky and lean limbs). He has very long legs now, like a baby deer, with really long calf bones. Do you think this suggests a lot more height coming? He is an athlete and hopes to be taller than his 5'9'' dad...

I think the fact that he hasn't hit his growth spurt yet is an indication that he has a lot more height coming.

In my experience, the tallest kids are the ones who hit puberty late. They're often tall as kids, and then their friends start passing them. But then their friends stop growing, and they catch up, and keep going.

This does seem to be the case.
My son's friends who hit puberty early (11-12) have mostly ended up around 5"6-5'8" . There are a few exceptions but these is definitely something to it.

Agree wtih this as well. My son has always been in the 90% percentiles since birth & one of the tallest in his friend group. In 6th/7th grade many of his friends grew significantly, deep voice, facial hair. Pediatrician told us that our son is a late bloomer. He only grew an inch between 12 an 13 but here are his stats since age 13:

13 5'5
14 5'9
15 6'1

Still just a little peach fuzz on his upper lip & voice has started to deepen. Pediatrican thinks he will be 6'3 or 6'4.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband grew about six inches his freshman year at college.

I imagine that was his main growth spurt?

[Anonymous]

My son has always been in the 95% for height AND weight.

He turned 14 in July and is close to 5'10".

There's no voice change and no facial hair growth or hair under his armpits, etc.

Pediatrician thinks he will be between 6"3" and 6"5".

[Anonymous]

Curious if your 6'+ sons were tall as younger kids and tended to grow evenly or if most kids have noticeable growth spurts? I have a 10 year old who is 5', which I think is around the 90th percentile- if he stays on his growth curve, it predicts he'll be 6'1", but I'm curious if he'll hit that sooner or if he'll grow nice and steadily till he's 18. I'm adopted and men of my racial background tend to be shorter on average, so I don't have any bio relatives to compare to.

[Anonymous]

Six or seven inches in year 13.its marked on the wall in the basement.

[Anonymous]

All.depends on when puberty happens. My son is 14.5 and STILL has not hit puberty. He has like 5 public hairs and that's it. He's been growing like crazy (probably 3. 5 inches this year) and no puberty in sight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All.depends on when puberty happens. My son is 14.5 and STILL has not hit puberty. He has like 5 public hairs and that's it. He's been growing like crazy (probably 3. 5 inches this year) and no puberty in sight.

This. It all depends on where he is in puberty. OP, look up Tanner stages. Body hair (excepting pubic hair) doesn’t tell you much about where a boy is. Pubic hair does.

My DS grew 11” from the age of 13 to the age of 17. But that’s because he just started puberty at 13, which is on the later side.

[Anonymous]

My son was 4’ 11” at 13. He is now 17 and bordering on 6’. Doctor says that he thinks there might be another inch there because he didn’t enter full puberty until 15. Never lose hope!!

[Anonymous]

At 13, he was 5'5. He is turning 18 this month and is 6'3. It was fun to mark this growth on a wall. He passed me (5'8) at 14/15 and passed his dad (6'1) at 16/17.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious if your 6'+ sons were tall as younger kids and tended to grow evenly or if most kids have noticeable growth spurts? I have a 10 year old who is 5', which I think is around the 90th percentile- if he stays on his growth curve, it predicts he'll be 6'1", but I'm curious if he'll hit that sooner or if he'll grow nice and steadily till he's 18. I'm adopted and men of my racial background tend to be shorter on average, so I don't have any bio relatives to compare to.

My son is the 6'2" kid with stretchmarks and OS. He has always been tall - he was 10lbs 3oz at birth, long and skinny from day 1. He has stayed at about 95th percentile for height and 50th percentile for weight over time. He has almost always been the tallest in the class. I think that will change - his growth started early and seems to have slowed, and I imagine some of the boys who start puberty later will pass his height in the coming couple of years.

[Anonymous]

I have the rare DCUM son who is not 6'2 and isn't adding inches in college.

When he was in elementary school, his doctor predicted an adult height of 5'9. He grew about 6 or 7 inches between 13.5 and 14.5 and was done growing by 16. He's a little over 5'9".