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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is almost 12 and is below the line for height.  He is crazy short. He gets upset too and we sympathize - there isn't anything to do and it's nice for him to know we are on his side - it is hard. Especially for boys.

But, we do teach him some things to say that make him feel better - I'd like the adult menu for example, is one that heads off the inevitable kids menu with crayons.  He also asks for his drink in a real glass to avoid kids cup with plastic straw.  When he meets new people, he tries to figure out a way to say his age or grade so that others know - it's really harder for strangers - his friends know how old he is but he hates when a stranger assumes he is many years younger.[/quote]

I have A son going into high school who still gets offered the kids menu from time to time (although he finally hit a growth spurt to put him close to my height so I am hoping it will stop soon.)

What we do when we go to a restaurant is I quietly whisper to the server that he is in (8th) grade so please make sure they don't give him kids menus/drinks.

That helps.

When I forget to share this, 90% of the time he gets the kid stuff.

What also helps is making sure his clothes and hair cut look "older" or is similar to what teens are wearing.

That especially helped in middle school and late elementary.

For my other short kid we focus a lot on behavior. He is immature so everyone thinks he is younger.[/quote]

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