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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is way too soon to tell.  If he hasn’t had a major growth spurt, he almost certainly isn’t done growing.  A 6 month period doesn’t mean anything.  [/quote]

He was growing quite a lot at 12 through the early part of 14.  Then the height has just slowed down since.[/quote]
This indicates he is  at the end of his growth trajectory. But, he may grow another an inch or so and then stop.

DS 17 was a late bloomer. He never had a real spurt, just slow and steady, about 2" or so every year.  At his last pediatrician appt this past summer he had grown a whopping 3.5" from the previous year (that was sarcasm).  The dr said based on his growth trajectory, he's still growing and hasn't hit the tail end.

Puberty at 12 for a boy isn't too early, but it is on the earlier side. DS didn't hit really hit puberty until like 15.   He is now 17.5.[/quote]

My pediatrician reassured me that my son, who is 12.5 and hasn't started growing yet (or puberty really) will just continue to keep growing at the steady rate until he has his growth spurt so it wasn't a bad thing to be a late bloomer, they often end up taller. He's about 5ft now and his dad is over 6ft.[/quote]

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