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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Search this forum - lots of stories (including mine about my son).[/quote]

OP here. There is some great information on this forum and I've probably read all of it. I definitely appreciate the stories! I guess I'm engaging in magical thinking. Like "my DS went from Tanner stage 1 to a growth spurt in 8 months" or something silly like that.

It's not that he's shorter than other kids in his grade. It's mainly that he's preadolescent. He's dealing with it but is ready to get the show on the road.[/quote]
NP.. I hear ya. My now 18 yr old DS was a very late bloomer.  He was 5'1" going into freshman year, and not only did he still look younger, but he packed on the pounds, too. So, short and chunky. He hated it.

During virtual learning, he hit tanner stage 2 and started to grow and slim out.  He went back to school the following year and people didn't recognize him. They all said he had the most amazing "glow up".

He is now 5'10.5" and has surpassed all his friends in height.  Pediatrician thinks he will hit 6'.

Both my spouse and I were late bloomers. Our younger DC is also a late bloomer -- almost 15.

It's tough for the kids when they are so different from their peers, but I always tell them that hitting puberty later means you have more time to grow, which is certainly the case for my kids.

If you are that worried, you can also get a bone scan. We did that with DS for another reason, and they found that DS was about 2 years behind in bone growth.[/quote]

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