Did your son grow taller past 16?
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Anonymous
| How was it related to his tanner stage? |
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| lots of college athletes experience growth spurts |
Anonymous
| My DS grew in college, as did his feet. He is 30 now and I never heard of the tanner scale at that time. |
Anonymous
| Mine did- from 6’3” (we were sure he was done) to 6’4” |
Anonymous
Shut up |
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F off |
Anonymous
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Mine stopped at 15. Most of them won’t grow past 16 but you’ll hear about kids who do too.
Obviously it relates to when they started puberty. Mine started in earlier side. |
Anonymous
| My oldest was a competitive swimmer (6 days, 18 hours a week) and he grew considerably when he stopped swimming at 17. I don’t know how much exactly but 2-3 inches. |
Anonymous
So swimming stunted his growth interesting |
Anonymous
| I have a 17.5 year old and, per his physical, he grew an inch in the past year. I think he’s done now—he’s 6-1 and that’s in line with his genetic disposition. |
Anonymous
| Mine is 6 foot 5 and still growing |
Anonymous
| Mine did. I grew a little taller in college too. |
Anonymous
| Yes, he was 5'6 and is now 5'10 and I think still growing. |
Anonymous
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No. DS did most of his growing between 13.5 and 15, maybe added one more inch. He's been between 5'9 and 5'10 since 16, which was always his predicted height. (Parents are 5'8 and 5'4)
I can't say I ever thought about Tanner stages at all and certainly wasn't closely monitoring my teen son's body. |
Anonymous
| I don't know about the Tanner stages, but my parents are/were 5'10" and 5'11". My brother grew to 6'5"; at least 4 of those inches happened after high school. |