DS’ ultimate height compared to parents’ height

[Anonymous]

My grandfathers (6'1" and 6'0") parents 6'1" (dad) 5'6" (mom) my sister (5'8") my brother (6'2") and me 5'4" (almost 5'5"). Girl first cousins all 6 (5'10") and uncles (mom's brothers) all tall.

Husband (5'10") Dad and brother (5'11" and 6'0").

Our pediatrician when firstborn was 2 predicted him to be 6'2". He was one of the tallest until around 5th-6th grade and fell to 50% tallest in his classes/teams. He stayed here until 15 when he had a growth spurt. At 16 he was 5'10" (was 5'5" at start of 9th grade). He's 17 and 5'11.5" and had an x-ray for an injury that shows he is still growing. My brother grew in college (2 inches). I think he will be over 6"-6'2" when all is said in done. He grew past almost all of the kids that were taller than him on his teams in 7th-9th.

Our almost 15-year old (Freshmen) is very, very skinny but just started to grow. He was shorter than me at Xmas and now is about 2 inches taller. His voice hasn't changed and he has a baby face. He looks smaller than all the kids on the field (due to his skinny build). He was one of the shorter kids in his class for much of elementary school and all of middle school (even more so in middle school). He actually is taller now than his older brother was before he started his growth spurt-so in reality he could end up taller than his older brother which nobody would ever have believed given how much smaller he always was.

No idea. It's a weird thing. I was convinced the younger one wasn't going to make it to 5'7" until recently. And now he could be well over 6". He cannot keep any weight on his frame. So skinny, but very active. His brother has an entirely different frame and very thick, broad and muscular and was that way since he was little. One willowy and the other stocky- but otherwise look like clones of one another/very much look alike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mine is shorter than dad.

Depends how tall dad is too and other family genes. 5-10 is average for a white guy and not tall. Is he 5-11 or 6-4.

That's what makes it so hard to predict. Both sides are all over the place. My sister and I are both around 5'3" and my parents are on the shorter side but our brothers are both 6'. DH is 6'1" with a brother who's on the shorter side. Their parents are above average in height.

DS is 12 and one of the smaller kids in class at 4'10" and 80lbs. Doesn't help that he has an August birthday. Trying to reassure him that he will have a growth spurt.

My kid is 4'11 and will be 13 in April. DH and I are both taller than average. The thing is, all of the means of predicting can ultimately be way off. Your kid WILL have a growth spurt at some point--mine will, too. He isn't going to be a 4'10 adult, But he could be 5'6 or 6'6 or anything in between and you really cannot control it.

[Anonymous]

I am 5’6”. DH is 6’2”.

Our daughter (17) is 5’8” and our son (16) is 6’4” and still growing.

[Anonymous]

DS is 5'9. I am 5'5 and DH is 5'7. DD is 5'2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its a totally guessing game. No way to know. People hear are so hung up their son's height. So many posts about this. Unbelievable.

Oh please. Just stop.

You know, as well as any parent does, how much we don’t want our sons to have to go through life as a short man.

Stop pretending it does not matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Its a totally guessing game. No way to know. People hear are so hung up their son's height. So many posts about this. Unbelievable.

Oh please. Just stop.

You know, as well as any parent does, how much we don’t want our sons to have to go through life as a short man.

Stop pretending it does not matter.

Are you a man or a woman?

[Anonymous]

Dad is 6'1", mom is 5'7". Three kids:
DD (27): 5'10"
DS (26): 6'2"
DD (20): 5'5"

Mom's mom was 5'1". Oldest DD and DS also have blonde hair and blue eyes. Youngest DD has brown hair and brown eyes. Genetics is fun!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dad is 6'1", mom is 5'7". Three kids:
DD (27): 5'10"
DS (26): 6'2"
DD (20): 5'5"

Mom's mom was 5'1". Oldest DD and DS also have blonde hair and blue eyes. Youngest DD has brown hair and brown eyes. Genetics is fun!

I wonder if your mom was short due to nutrition being poorer back then, and your grandparent's diet. There are posts up thread about diet impacting height.

My kids are biracial, and we all have different hair color and skin tone. One kid takes after DH side more, while the other kid takes after my side more. But, then there are bits and pieces that crossover. They are very interesting looking kids (good looking too, but yea, I'm biased).

Yes, genetics is indeed interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Its a totally guessing game. No way to know. People hear are so hung up their son's height. So many posts about this. Unbelievable.

Oh please. Just stop.

You know, as well as any parent does, how much we don’t want our sons to have to go through life as a short man.

Stop pretending it does not matter.

I told my (short) sons to just have a big paycheck. Makes up for a LOT.