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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand this post - he's 11 years old - he's got lots of years of growing left! Boys grow throughout their teens, and if he hasn't hit puberty yet then he's fine. Some boys at this age go through a growth spurt and have an earlier puberty, some have this later. [b]Look around at how small most of the middle-school boys are compared to the girls.[/b] [/quote]

I recently volunteered at an event at my DS's middle school and it was striking to see the difference in boys from 6th-8th grade.  The girls didn't seem to change as much but 6th grade boys (including my DS) are still mostly little boys while 8th grade boys are teens. [/quote]

+1.  At Back-to-School Night for 6th grade, one of my DS's teachers commented that she's been teaching 8th graders for many years, and that now she was switching to 6th graders.  She joked that she will ease them into middle school by being a lenient grader for the first few months because "6th graders are so cute and small."   I thought it was interesting to hear her perspective as someone who's accustomed to being with 8th graders.  There's a huge difference between ages 11-12, and ages 13-14.  Lots of growing happening there![/quote]

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