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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What would cause a kid to not grow as tall as their parents? Obviously other relatives’ genetics come into play. My daughter was 5’.75” at her 14th birthday (so I suspect she’s done growing as she got her period when she was 12.5). Her birth mom is 5’3” and her birth dad is 5’5”. Is it the dad’s height, which is short for a man but not overly short for their race and age. [/quote]
genetics and diet

I'm Korean American.  50 years ago, most Koreans were pretty short. Today, Korean young adults are relatively tall (compared to older Koreans).  It's the diet. They have more abundant food, especially meat, today than years past. But, along with that, come obesity. There's more obesity in Korea than before.    There's a height difference between North Koreans and South Koreans. Same ethnicity, similar gene pool, but a measurable height difference. It's the diet.[/quote]

Agree on this.  More meat, dairy, and fortified foods.  My spouse and close siblings grow up in third world country.  When the immigrated here the younger siblings were Preschool age.  Same mom and dad, but the younger siblings are much taller than the older siblings that grew up in poor country with less food variety and abundance[/quote]

Yes to this. I am also originally from another country and our family had a turn of fortunes and the younger siblings just had better food and abundance.  My older brother is 5'2 (there was prob some failure to thrive issues here due to poor nutrition) and my younger one born after we became better off is 5'9.  [/quote]

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