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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS is newly 14 and entering as a freshman. He's 5'3.5" The ped estimated him in Tanner 1 or 1.5. If you aren't familiar with the puberty scale, you should do some reading. It's considered delayed puberty and is usually genetic. It's not the height that's at issue. It's the physical maturation.

Overall, we are not concerned. Our next steps are a follow-up appt when he's 14.5 years old, which is December. If nothing has kicked started by then, he'll see a pediatric endocrinologist. This is just to rule out anything that *might* be an issue. His growth will follow it's natural course.
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My DS was 5'1.25" entering freshman year.  He had barely any sign of puberty until about 15, which is when covid hit.  He had a "glowup" his sophmore year at home during VL.  Kids didn't recognize him when they went back to school junior year.  He changed a lot even between 15 and 17.  He's now 18, 5'10", and still growing, while all of his friends had stopped growing by 17.

We are a family of late bloomers.  DD hasn't started her period yet at almost 15.

I would've been more concerned with DS if we hadn't had the bone scan for a different issue on his foot when he was like 10, I think.  Ortho said his growth plates were showing about 1 to 2 years behind his chronological age.  This couple with the fact that both my spouse and I were late bloomers, we knew our kids would grow later, too.[/quote]

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