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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The energy from parents of short boys is unmatched.  It is awful really.  I get why they feel this way but the palpable angst about it is a lot.  [/quote]

You’re actually the one who sounds clueless and bothered. For many parents of boys, it’s not even about height. It’s about development, and in our [b]weird youth sports obsessed culture [/b]being a late bloomer is a huge disadvantage that can completely remove very talented boys from the sports they love and are important parts of their physical and mental health.  These boys usually end up taller than the early developers in the end, so height is not ultimately the issue. But by the time they go through puberty and develop, it is too late for their sport and they have also endured years of ridicule and rejection based on their (temporary) smaller size. [/quote]

This is the issue not your son being late to puberty, which has gone on since the dawn of time.  Someone is on the later end to puberty.

First, there are so many things to pursue and do other than sports.  If you're going to do sports, THE PARENTS create this mania and dynamic by putting Johnny in very early travel sports and making it their entire identity - both kids and parents.  Some people don't do this.  Really.  There are rec sports to play and more low-key athletic activities.  Rec basketball through high school is thriving where I live in Arlington.  Rec soccer continues.  X-country and track take all kids.  Tennis is pretty low barrier to entry at high school level even at the large high schools.  Golf.  Crew is a great option to start as late as high school at any size.[/quote]

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