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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think that’s actually short. It’s basically average. My kid that age is 5’6.5”, and that’s over 70th percentile. He must just have tall friends. [/quote]
+1  My DS was 5'1" at that age. Now, that is short. He hit puberty late.  He's now 18, 5'10", and has passed most of his friends in height. They've all stopped growing; he is still growing.

They joke around and still call him "short" even though he is now taller than most of them. It's a moniker that will unfortunately stick with him in his friend group.

He struggled with this, too. Plus, he was chunky, wore glasses and had braces until 15.  Now, there is something to complain about.

Luckily, he's super smart, and he said he was never really bullied about any of this.  I think most of the kids wanted to be his "friend" in class because he was the smartest in his class. He at least had that going for him.

I just kept telling him that he will grow, but unfortunately , later. And it doesn't matter how tall or short he is in terms of how your life turns out. Don't let it stop you from being your best and succeeding. Trite, I know, but what else can you say?[/quote]

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