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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mine is shorter than dad.

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

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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.[/quote]

So he's a 7th grader.  In 7th grade he's with some boys who have been 13 for a couple months and may have gone through most of puberty. The variation among the kids is truly wild.  It's just a weird pocket in time.  Youngest in class plus late puberty can mean shortest in class for a while.  But it's a moment in time.[/quote]

You are so right and I keep reminding him of that and that his dad was also a later bloomer but he's struggling to see past 'now'. He is a good athlete and really into sports but it hurts my heart when he says things like growing later isn't going to help him now when he's being looked over for certain sports teams or being judged simply because of his size.[/quote]
I'm a PP with a boy with the same issue. Yes, those were tough years.  Playing sports became a big issue.  The only thing you can do is just keep him active.  Unfortunately,  life is unfair.  You just have to figure out a way to deal with it.  [/quote]

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