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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, [b]he has not suffered in any way and has no self confidence issues but you want to project your fears onto him [/b]and then get tips for easing those projected fears?  WTF?[/quote]

+1 OP, just leave it unless he shows signs of concern.  Otherwise, you are going to MAKE him lose confidence.

My ds grew about 6 inches from grade 8 to grade 12.  This was unexpected and we had always assumed he would be on the short side of average, based on the heights of his dad and maternal uncles.  He's now 6 feet exactly.  He was a health nut, due to his hockey coach's influence: the hockey coach somehow convinced his entire team of boys that soda of any kind was verboten because it is so bad for bones, and ds used to lecture me about my diet coke addiction issues :)  I have no idea if this contributed to some extra inches, but ds consumed a lot of whole milk and lean protein at every meal, and insisted I buy only organic fruit and veg.  He was also into protein powder supplements.  But we never pressured him and didn't care how tall he was.[/quote]

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