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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]oh wow!! I've never heard of people giving their kids growth hormones just because they are on the more petite side.  I am very short at 5 ft. and am like 2 inches shorter than my mom.  Part of me does wonder if it is because I was on Ritalin when I was a kid.  My youngest child has always been extremely small (and pretty darn cute!!!) but he is 7 now and in the 3rd percentile.  His pediatrician mentioned that we may need to refer him to an endocrinologist to do further testing.  I plan to speak more with our pediatrician at his next appointment in a month, but I will be pushing for a referral to endo since I know if appropriate, there isn't a huge window when they must start their hormone injections.  While my son will be wonderful at whatever height he ends up at, I do hope he is not like 5 ft or 5'2.  It's not right, but studies have found that very short men face discrimination in the workplace and often end up earning less and taking on less leadership roles.  If there's something medical going on and he would benefit from hormone treatment to give him a couple inches, I'm okay with it.  [/quote]

Ignore those silly studies.  They have those negative stories about people’s weight, baldness, eye color, women’s figures and discrimination. Another one is a negativity regarding foreign sounding names.   Should every guy change his name to Sam? [/quote]

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