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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For a 14yo boy it really depends on the stage of puberty. Some 14yos are indeed done growing or nearly done growing. Some haven’t even started. My older DS was 5’3” on his 14th birthday (had barely started puberty) and is 6’0” at age 17. On the other hand, my younger DS is 14 and 5’9”, well into puberty with a voice change/leg hair and light mustache that he has to buzz off every few weeks. His growth has slowed and I doubt he will grow much more. He has had a good 2 years of rapid growth already.

OP has your DS had rapid growth years? As in 3 inches/yr or more? That is often a clue also.

But not all boys will follow the “norm” (a few years of elevated growth and then tapering off). I have a seen a few boys (older DS’s friends) who seemed pretty mature (muscles and deep voice etc)- I’d have guessed they were done growing- yet they still tacked on another few inches in high school.

I’d get a 2nd opinion for sure. I wasn’t concerned when my DS was 5’3” at 14 but I would’ve been if he had seemed well into puberty already. I’d also ask about growth patterns in the extended family if you have not already. [/quote]

Height for teen boys is all over TikTok. [/quote]

? I’m not following [/quote]

TikTok constantly reinforces the mantra:  height = value (of boys/men).

TikTok does this in myriad ways.

TikTok features and emphasizes the insult “short-man energy.”

TikTok features humor centered on mocking short boys.  And it’s not just TikTok alone.

Short-jokes (about boys) are all over the popular social media platforms kids love to access on their phones. [/quote]

Because it's reflecting the culture.  I'm not saying it's okay, but short boys and men have always been made fun of.  Social media I'm sure amplifies it.  But blaming it on social media isn't right I don't think.[/quote]

It’s democrat / progressive culture. The democrats are the ones making a boy’s height the measure of his worth.[/quote]

This is difficult to hear,  but it’s true: the democrats are behind this

[youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rTUjqqZ7WLw[/youtube][/quote]

Who keeps posting this dumb video? It’s spammed on every height thread.  No this isn’t true.  [/quote]

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