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[quote=Anonymous]We are also a small family. My older son is between 5’3” and 5’4” and likely fully grown. While he’s very aware of being small, it doesn’t bother him, and no one gives him grief. He’s also not athletic, so he doesn’t have to contend with being small in that context.

My younger son has yet to really hit puberty, and I’m guessing he’ll end up a little taller but not by much. I think it’s a little more of an issue for him a little more because he is athletic and is very small compared to most of his teammates and opponents, but it’s not something that he fixates on or that causes him upset.

Because all of the men in our extended family are small, this has always been a given. No one has suffered for it in terms of careers, relationships, happiness.

So I don’t have any specific advice for you OP, other than to take it as a given and discourage fixation. I also agree with others that having a simple reply to any comments is smart. People pick on things that they know people are sensitive about. The sooner your son can make peace with this and disarm teasing, the better off he’ll be.[/quote]

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