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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you looked at a sophomore class lately?  There is a wide variety in boys and growth even around 15.  A few look like men but the others vary widely.[/quote]

I'm not talking about simply height. My 13 year old has friends who have definitely started puberty but are still short. They're going to  be short men. But they have some facial hair, etc.

98% of boys start puberty by age 14. There may be some short boys at age 15, but there are not a lot of pre-pubescent 15 year old boys out there.[/quote]

Yes there are going to be short men. And tall men. Boys and girls vary when they start puberty. It isn't a medical condition! [/quote]

It is a medical condition if they haven't started by age 14. It doesn't have to be treated, but it certainly can be.

I have a kid who is almost 19, 5'5 and 115 pounds. May get another inch but maybe not - has very short parents 5'0 and 5'9. He is both genetically meant to be on the shorter side and was a late bloomer. He didn't look like he'd started puberty until late sophomore year. It was hard. I wish we would have considered the testosterone shots so at least he could have started developing at the tail end of when his classmates did, rather than a solid 1-2 years behind them (and he is one of the oldest kids in his class - was held back a year). It made things quite difficult for him. No bullying, but girls had no interest in dating him and he was always seen as a kid rather than a teen, if that makes sense.[/quote]

+1. It’s a big confidence suck for kids.  They look younger than their peers including their friends, dating is harder because they look more like an early MS kid than HS, sports become tougher because everyone is getting bigger and stronger, and they still have to deal with the normal teen pressures.  Its like constantly being the odd person out.[/quote]

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