Predicting adult height

[Anonymous]

Yes, mine tracked along the same percentages - 25-30% for one kid and 50% for the second. I’m 5’1” and husband is 6’1”

[Anonymous]

Both our sons are 6”3. One was on the 97th percentile all his growing years and predicted to be 6’2. The other started out on the 50th percentile until about 11 where it gradually grew from 58 to 76 percentile about 15, at which point he was predicted to be 5’11. At 16 he was at 83 percentile. At 18 he reached his maximum height 6’3” and a quarter. This one didn’t start puberty until he was 14, the other one at 12. The one that started puberty at 12 reached his final height at 16, the other 18. They were both athletes so I tracked their heights pretty closely. And yes, their height has been a huge advantage to them. My husband who is only 5’8” definitely noticed it.

[Anonymous]

PP again, I paid close attention to their nutrition during their growing years, especially the one who was predicted to be 5’11” who is now 6’3.25”

[Anonymous]

Ours was inaccurate. Off by 6 inches.

[Anonymous]

I have six children, four sons and two daughters (5 are adults).Three sons from my first marriage (I am 5' 3" according to the military, my first husband is 5'10".) Our sons are 6'3", 5"11", and 5' 7".
My second husband is 5'7". One daughter is 5' 2" (also has scoliosis), the other is 5' 1" with a petite build. My youngest will be 17 this month, and he's already past 5' 8" and is still growing. His main goal in life was to be as tall as his oldest brother, but I told him recently he's not going to make it.

[Anonymous]

It would have been off for my family.

My parents are 5'5"( mother) and 5'6"(father). My brothers are 6'3" and 6'2".

My one sister and I are 5'8".

My other sister is 5'4". She is the only one whose height makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So curious about this. My toddler has always been 98 plus for height, which would put him over 6 feet but I’m just 5’5 and DH is 5’11

I’m 5’4” and DH is about 5’9” and DS 17 is 6’2”. I joke that it’s because of the “nuclear tourism” I did for work before he was born. Our girls are both hovering around 50th percentile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It would have been off for my family.

My parents are 5'5"( mother) and 5'6"(father). My brothers are 6'3" and 6'2".

My one sister and I are 5'8".

My other sister is 5'4". She is the only one whose height makes sense.

It's all the processed food full of hormones!

[Anonymous]

Along with parents' heights, there is also an impact on the height from grandparents (at least that's how my height was explained).
Mother is 5'2, father 5'8. Mother's parents were both 5'8 (my grandmother was considered tall) and my father's parents were 5'5 & 5'8 and uncles and aunts range from 5'4-5'11. My brother is 5/10, my three sisters are 5'2-5'5 and then there's me the fourth sister at 6/0 - go figure.

[Anonymous]

My husband and I are both 5'8". If you follow the offical curve, my daughters would end up 5'4" and 5'6". I suspect they are both going to hit puberty late and beat their curves by a couple of inches, but we'll see. I'd be surprised if both end up shorter than their parents.

[Anonymous]

Accurate for my kids.

The two men I know who are significantly taller than average cannot stop talking about it. Like, one of them even refers to his height as his anonymous name in social media posts. I am not sure how that one will turn out because he's still young, but the other one treats his height the cornerstone of his identity. Talk to him for 15 minutes and he will mention his height. It's tedious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Accurate for my kids.

The two men I know who are significantly taller than average cannot stop talking about it. Like, one of them even refers to his height as his anonymous name in social media posts. I am not sure how that one will turn out because he's still young, but the other one treats his height the cornerstone of his identity. Talk to him for 15 minutes and he will mention his height. It's tedious.

How funny! Dude—we can see that you’re tall. It’s not an accomplishment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Accurate for my kids.

The two men I know who are significantly taller than average cannot stop talking about it. Like, one of them even refers to his height as his anonymous name in social media posts. I am not sure how that one will turn out because he's still young, but the other one treats his height the cornerstone of his identity. Talk to him for 15 minutes and he will mention his height. It's tedious.

How funny! Dude—we can see that you’re tall. It’s not an accomplishment.

dp.. clearly that person had some height insecurity when they were younger, and has very little self esteem even now. This is a dumb thing to focus on. Your height has zero to do with *you*. It's mostly your genes, and nothing you accomplished.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both our sons are 6”3. One was on the 97th percentile all his growing years and predicted to be 6’2. The other started out on the 50th percentile until about 11 where it gradually grew from 58 to 76 percentile about 15, at which point he was predicted to be 5’11. At 16 he was at 83 percentile. At 18 he reached his maximum height 6’3” and a quarter. This one didn’t start puberty until he was 14, the other one at 12. The one that started puberty at 12 reached his final height at 16, the other 18. They were both athletes so I tracked their heights pretty closely. And yes, their height has been a huge advantage to them. My husband who is only 5’8” definitely noticed it.

Are you really tall?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP again, I paid close attention to their nutrition during their growing years, especially the one who was predicted to be 5’11” who is now 6’3.25”

There is no way you made four inches of difference by making sure they ate organic spinach or whatever. That would be the difference between a famine and enough calories.