Agree that where you take your sample influences your outlook.

My kids spends all his time with his rowing teammates. They look like a massive wall of young men. But they can’t see it because they are in it. They each feel typical in that setting.

Then I take my kid to the airport and he starts slouching and saying he feels awkward. Suddenly, that same exact body feels giant.

IMHO the “average heights” seem relatively accurate unless you are among a very particular group (certain sports heavy group, ethnicity etc)

I’m 5’5”, my DD is 5’4”, and the vast majority of women seem to be somewhere around our heights.

My DH and older DS are both 5’10” and the vast majority of men seem to be somewhere around their height.

Younger DS is 6’1” and he is visibly/noticeably taller than most other men.

But I’m talking about random places with a mixed variety of people- the airport, mall, a restaurant etc. . Not a sports tournament (our family is not into team sports), traveling to a different country, around only one particular ethnic group or anything like that.

So many people fudge their heights, or hang out in heavy sports circles etc which may skew their perspective. I think that is the root cause of so many misconceptions. The truth is the vast majority of American men probably fall into a narrower height range than most people think…5’7”/5’8”- 5’11” probably?

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Anonymous wrote:Your son will def be taller than 6'1 OP. I don't care what people say, 6'0 at 14 is extremely tall. I am 6'0 and I am 52. I don't come across a lot of people taller than me and I am not even super tall.

Where do you people live and hang out?

Multiple men in my regular life social circle or taller than 6 feet. Many. Not a few.

I do think this forum is weirdly tall obsessed for boys.

Google the percentage of men who are over 5'11. You will be surprised. Your circle is not a representative sample. But I am sure you know that already.

14% of American men are 6 feet or taller. You must not know very many people if you DON’T know multiple men over 6 feet…

No they aren't. 14% of American men might THINK they are 6ft or over

This is why I love DCUM. Classic—mommy makes up her own science based on feels and vehemently dies on her hill of ignorance.

DP- but this data is available on CDC and NHANES data sets. For men 72 inches is the 85th percentile, 73 inches is the 90th, 74 in is the 95th. Which means that ~15% of the US Adult male population is 6' or taller.

But that only includes data up to 19. It excludes all the DCUM sons who grew on and on several inches in college or later. There are so many who grew well beyond the teen years, if their mothers are to be believed.

In the DC private school world, parents definitely skew tall.

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Anonymous wrote:Your son will def be taller than 6'1 OP. I don't care what people say, 6'0 at 14 is extremely tall. I am 6'0 and I am 52. I don't come across a lot of people taller than me and I am not even super tall.

Where do you people live and hang out?

Multiple men in my regular life social circle or taller than 6 feet. Many. Not a few.

I do think this forum is weirdly tall obsessed for boys.

Google the percentage of men who are over 5'11. You will be surprised. Your circle is not a representative sample. But I am sure you know that already.

14% of American men are 6 feet or taller. You must not know very many people if you DON’T know multiple men over 6 feet…

No they aren't. 14% of American men might THINK they are 6ft or over

This is why I love DCUM. Classic—mommy makes up her own science based on feels and vehemently dies on her hill of ignorance.

DP- but this data is available on CDC and NHANES data sets. For men 72 inches is the 85th percentile, 73 inches is the 90th, 74 in is the 95th. Which means that ~15% of the US Adult male population is 6' or taller.

Yup and PP doesn’t believe it because she’s apparently never seen a tall man. Lol.

Reference:
Fryar, C. D., Carroll, M. D., Gu, Q., Afful, J., & Ogden, C. L. (2021). Anthropometric reference data for children and adults: United States, 2015–2018 (Vital and Health Statistics, Series 3, No. 46). National Center for Health Statistics. https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/100478

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Anonymous wrote:Your son will def be taller than 6'1 OP. I don't care what people say, 6'0 at 14 is extremely tall. I am 6'0 and I am 52. I don't come across a lot of people taller than me and I am not even super tall.

Where do you people live and hang out?

Multiple men in my regular life social circle or taller than 6 feet. Many. Not a few.

I do think this forum is weirdly tall obsessed for boys.

Google the percentage of men who are over 5'11. You will be surprised. Your circle is not a representative sample. But I am sure you know that already.

14% of American men are 6 feet or taller. You must not know very many people if you DON’T know multiple men over 6 feet…

No they aren't. 14% of American men might THINK they are 6ft or over

This is why I love DCUM. Classic—mommy makes up her own science based on feels and vehemently dies on her hill of ignorance.

DP- but this data is available on CDC and NHANES data sets. For men 72 inches is the 85th percentile, 73 inches is the 90th, 74 in is the 95th. Which means that ~15% of the US Adult male population is 6' or taller.

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Anonymous wrote:Your son will def be taller than 6'1 OP. I don't care what people say, 6'0 at 14 is extremely tall. I am 6'0 and I am 52. I don't come across a lot of people taller than me and I am not even super tall.

Where do you people live and hang out?

Multiple men in my regular life social circle or taller than 6 feet. Many. Not a few.

I do think this forum is weirdly tall obsessed for boys.

Google the percentage of men who are over 5'11. You will be surprised. Your circle is not a representative sample. But I am sure you know that already.

14% of American men are 6 feet or taller. You must not know very many people if you DON’T know multiple men over 6 feet…

No they aren't. 14% of American men might THINK they are 6ft or over

This is why I love DCUM. Classic—mommy makes up her own science based on feels and vehemently dies on her hill of ignorance.

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Anonymous wrote:Your son will def be taller than 6'1 OP. I don't care what people say, 6'0 at 14 is extremely tall. I am 6'0 and I am 52. I don't come across a lot of people taller than me and I am not even super tall.

Where do you people live and hang out?

Multiple men in my regular life social circle or taller than 6 feet. Many. Not a few.

I do think this forum is weirdly tall obsessed for boys.

Google the percentage of men who are over 5'11. You will be surprised. Your circle is not a representative sample. But I am sure you know that already.

14% of American men are 6 feet or taller. You must not know very many people if you DON’T know multiple men over 6 feet…

No they aren't. 14% of American men might THINK they are 6ft or over

What? That's an actual study - the self reported # is much higher of course.

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Anonymous wrote:Your son will def be taller than 6'1 OP. I don't care what people say, 6'0 at 14 is extremely tall. I am 6'0 and I am 52. I don't come across a lot of people taller than me and I am not even super tall.

Where do you people live and hang out?

Multiple men in my regular life social circle or taller than 6 feet. Many. Not a few.

I do think this forum is weirdly tall obsessed for boys.

Google the percentage of men who are over 5'11. You will be surprised. Your circle is not a representative sample. But I am sure you know that already.

14% of American men are 6 feet or taller. You must not know very many people if you DON’T know multiple men over 6 feet…

No they aren't. 14% of American men might THINK they are 6ft or over

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Anonymous wrote:Does he have armpit hair? Facial hair? A changing voice? Adam’s apple? Where he is in puberty can give some indication as to how much more growing he will do.

OP here. Armpit hairs he's. Changing voice yes. But no facial hair yet.

Sounds like an early developer, he is probably about done, especially considering parent heights. I have noticed a lot of boys going through puberty much earlier than what used to be the norm. My son was a later developer, but many of his friends grew earlier and were done by 14ish, at least in height.

If he has no facial hair there's no way he's about done with puberty or his growth spurt. A quick google search most boys stop growing between the ages of 16 and 18. I think it's likely he grows at least a few more inches.

Not really. Some guys don’t get much facial hair until their 20s (or ever) - they are long done with puberty. Hair growth is a very separate thing from bone growth. And yes, most boys stop growing around 16-18 so that is the average, meaning some will stop earlier and some will stop later. Many earlier developers are done around 14.

But none at all? I agree few teen boys can grow a full beard, but I think at least having a moustache starting is a pretty solid indicator puberty is happening. FWIW, my son is 14, predicted to be tall, but started his growth spurt later. He has grown 5 inches this year, his voice has changed and he has facial hair on his upper lip only. He's 5'8" and 125 lbs; his growth curve says he will likely end up at 6'1"-6'2" but he's definitely not an early grower. He has a friend who is 13 who is 6'1" and 215lbs...his voice started changing when he was 10 and his growth has always been off the charts.

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Anonymous wrote:That was my ds and he’s nearly 16 now and closing in on 6’3”. It’s definitely slowed down though, so I think he’s nearly done.

If he does get taller, bookmark this site for clothes: https://americantall.com/

Old Navy can be good too.

American Tall (a Canadian company) is the best. My 15 year-old is 6'5'' and counting, we think.

Thanks for posting, my son is projected to be extremely tall so I'm already on the lookout for options for XLT and size 16+ shoes.

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Anonymous wrote:People really don’t think 6’5+ teen boys exist? Have you seen your school’s basketball or football teams? My kid goes to a high school with about 2,000 students. This year varsity bb has 4 kids 6’5+ and fb has 5 different kids 6’5+.

These people must not really believe that 6’5+ grown men exist, either. After all, most males are done growing by about 16.

I hope no one ever tells them about the NBA - their heads might actually explode!

Yes, so many people have said 6’5 people “don’t exist!” Please point out where exactly someone expressed this belief!

Too dumb for words.

I suspect it’s just you repeatedly implying that anyone who says their son is tall is lying. You seem unwell, to be honest.

Of course people with tall sons are going to gravitate towards a thread about height. People follow that which they relate to and have interest in.

14% being 6 foot or taller - kinda surprises me. I’m a 5’8 woman and have a reasonable grasp of what 6 foot looks like….i think there are a lot of boys this age that hit 5’11 so they are close enough that 6 feet doesn’t seem unusual

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Anonymous wrote:People really don’t think 6’5+ teen boys exist? Have you seen your school’s basketball or football teams? My kid goes to a high school with about 2,000 students. This year varsity bb has 4 kids 6’5+ and fb has 5 different kids 6’5+.

These people must not really believe that 6’5+ grown men exist, either. After all, most males are done growing by about 16.

I hope no one ever tells them about the NBA - their heads might actually explode!

Yes, so many people have said 6’5 people “don’t exist!” Please point out where exactly someone expressed this belief!

Too dumb for words.