Almost 15 DS hasn't really had a growth spurt (?)

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Anonymous wrote:Without going to an endo, how would you know what stage a boy is in? My 13 yo is 4’11” with above average height parents!

A pediatrician should be able to tell, but if you're concerned, I think an endo is more experiences at actually measuring testicles. They'll be more accurate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know some kids who were 5'5 freshmen yr then were over 6'0 as juniors. He'll be fine.

This is my two sons.
Oldest 5’5” at 14. Now college freshmen 6” at 19.

My youngest turns 17 next week. 5’4” Freshmen- now around 5’9ish”- but open growth plates. Will likely follow same path as brother and continue growing into college (all the men in our family do- up until age 20).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know some kids who were 5'5 freshmen yr then were over 6'0 as juniors. He'll be fine.

This is my two sons.
Oldest 5’5” at 14. Now college freshmen 6” at 19.

My youngest turns 17 next week. 5’4” Freshmen- now around 5’9ish”- but open growth plates. Will likely follow same path as brother and continue growing into college (all the men in our family do- up until age 20).

^ youngest isn’t shaving and voice not deep

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know some kids who were 5'5 freshmen yr then were over 6'0 as juniors. He'll be fine.

This is my two sons.
Oldest 5’5” at 14. Now college freshmen 6” at 19.

My youngest turns 17 next week. 5’4” Freshmen- now around 5’9ish”- but open growth plates. Will likely follow same path as brother and continue growing into college (all the men in our family do- up until age 20).

Similar. The really strange thing to me was how many people thought it was okay to talk about my sons' short stature at the time. Neighbors, other school or sports parents..and, yeah, now they are taller than all those people who had kids that peaked in height at 13.

You wouldn't openly talk about a girl being fat in front of them and to their parents, etc. Somehow it's okay to openly make fun of a boy's lack of height.

[Anonymous]

I posted above about my short 13 year old. Agreed on the comments. Grown men will ask him when he’s going to grow? Like he can control it. It makes me sad and it’s gross that they are proud of their sons height like it’s a sign of character.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I posted above about my short 13 year old. Agreed on the comments. Grown men will ask him when he’s going to grow? Like he can control it. It makes me sad and it’s gross that they are proud of their sons height like it’s a sign of character.

The moms can be even worse!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This seems fine, and 2 inches per year is considered normal growth. Not all boys have a huge growth spurt, some just remain consistent and steady. If he keeps growing at a rate of 2 inches per year, he’ll be 6ft by the time he is 18

My son never had a growth spurt either. He grew about 3" per year forever (started tall, stayed tall, 3" as a percentage is probably comparable to smaller kids growing 2"), then grew 4" from 13 to 14 that was his "spurt" and it was steady across the year, no crazy overnight changes. He grew another 2" 14 to 15, then nothing 15 to 16. He will be 17 soon and may have grown some this year. The pediatrician said he was likely done at 16 because his growth had stopped, but he stopped doing a heavy training regimen (20h/wk) this year and he seems to have more energy, less illness, and looks like he has grown. We saw this with other friends in our sport during the covid shut down, so seems plausible.

[Anonymous]

Haven’t read l replies but the only way to know is to see the pediatric endocrinologist and have a bone age x-ray. They look at the puberty stage and bone age and can let you know if there is still growth potential.

My DS is 5’4 also turning 15 this summer. His bone age is 1.5 years delayed and he’s just starting puberty, so he should continue to grow. His projected adult height is 5’9-5’11. Heck, we would be happy with anything 5’6 or above!