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[quote=Anonymous]I was a late bloomer.  I entered my junior year of HS at age 17 (I had a birthday just after the cutoff and was always one of the oldest in my class) and was 5'2".  Between September and April, I had four separate growth spurts and ended the school year (age 18) at 5'8".  Back then, to save money, my mother would buy me extra long jeans and then would hem in the pant legs and let them out as I grew.  I remember the end of my junior year, I had four lines on my pant legs from letting the pants out during/after each growth spurt.  From 18-20, I grew one more inch to my current height of 5'9".  For many years, up until about the last 10 years, I was the average male height in the US.  It's only the last 10 years or so that the average male height in the US has increased to about 5'10".

OP, do not worry and let your son know that some boys do not reach their full adult height until 18-20 years old.  It is not the average, but it is definitely not uncommon.  Over the years, I've met many men who had late growth spurts to reach their final adult height.[/quote]

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