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[quote=Anonymous]We have a short boy too, and have visited a pediatric endrocrinologist in order to rule out any medical reason. I would encourage you to do that just for peace of mind and informattion/education.

In our talking with them we learned that growth hormones are both expensive (I can't remember exactly but something in the 10s of thousands for the course of treatment) and will not increase a child's height beyond what is genetically pre-determined. It seems like they are used only if the child is underweight or there is some other issue preventing normal growth. It is not something we pursued, our kid is just going to be on the shortish side (they think 5'6-5'8.0

The first course always seems to be an x-ray of the hand which will tell them how old the bone development is compared to the child's age. It's easy and non-invasive and seems to provide a good amount of information.

I'd agree with others -sports that rely on brains more than brawn are good - martial arts, wrestling, etc. Good luck -- I hope the teasing stops that is the hardest to deal with because it's almost always kids trying to relate rather than just be mean (at least in my kid's case.)
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