Anonymous wrote:For boys, peak foot growth happens around 2-2.5 years before peak height growth.

I don’t think this is always true. My son’s feet grew right along with his height during his growth spurt, not before.

I have 4 boys. DH is 6’ and I’m 5’5”.
His mom is short and dad is tall, my dad is short and my mom is average.
Child #1 ended up 5’8”
Child #2 ended up 5’10
Child #3 is 5’11 at 18, not sure if he’s done growing
Child #4 is currently 5’9” at 16. We think he will be the tallest.
There’s no magic.

For boys, peak foot growth happens around 2-2.5 years before peak height growth.

I have a girl being monitored by an endocrinologist. No interventions yet, but she's had blood work and is being monitored. She was 50th percentile for height and weight from birth all the way up until 4th grade, but has dropped 10 percentiles per year every year since, falling off her growth curve.

Now as a 12 yo 7th grader she's under the 10th percentile. She wears a size 2 shoe and is 4'8" tall. She has started puberty and her bone age matches her age, so there is some concern she won't make 5' tall. Both parents are 5'8", so there's no reason to expect her to be so small. (She's of German/Irish/English heritage.)

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Anonymous wrote:I am male, 71", and mens shoe size 7.5 narrow. From about age 16 until age 40, I consistently weighed 135 lbs and could eat food without any weight gain. Started gaining weight at age 40. I think all of this is hereditary.

Wow. I suppose small feet run in your family. I thought most males hit at least size 9 but I guess it varies. When did you hit your growth spurt?

Both parents feet were longer than average length. Dad's feet were very long and narrow. Mom's were long and normal width. Genetics just are not as predictable as some folks think.

Yeah that’s what makes me nervous. I’m from a family where we are all above average height with proportionate feet. When my teen son is 5 feet tall and wears a size 6, I can’t help but wonder if he got some distant cousin’s height.

Because his feet are large or small for his height? I’m not following. My son is currently 5’7” (maybe closer to 5’8” at this point) and still size 6 or 7. He’s a late bloomer but will likely end up taller than 6’ and I’m sure his feet will grow too.

I think feet grow before height.

Small feet is an issue with athletes. Feet and hand size correlate. My son is 13.5 and only in a size 7. He’s also 5 1.5 ft tall. Some say this is a good thing since it means he hasn’t hit a growth spurt yet. Others think it’s not a good sign and that he will just be small which isn’t good for HS sports.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, have you been spending too much time staring at your TikTok ? The cesspool fueling irrational height obsession that didn’t exist 10 years ago?

It is not irrational.

Being short is a problem for a boy. Especially today.

+1

On Instagram, everyone makes fun of boys who are short.

You trust Instagram for how people act?

NP.

Listen, granny, young people trust Insta.

No one cares about your ancient point of view.

Women all over social push the 6-6-6-6 dating rule on guys.

(Ie - scrubs and short-men need not apply)

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Anonymous wrote:OP, have you been spending too much time staring at your TikTok ? The cesspool fueling irrational height obsession that didn’t exist 10 years ago?

It is not irrational.

Being short is a problem for a boy. Especially today.

+1

On Instagram, everyone makes fun of boys who are short.

You trust Instagram for how people act?

NP.

Listen, granny, young people trust Insta.

No one cares about your ancient point of view.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, have you been spending too much time staring at your TikTok ? The cesspool fueling irrational height obsession that didn’t exist 10 years ago?

The op is well-aware that young women in 2025 and after will judge her son by the 6-6-6-6 rule.

Nope and F'off with this garbage

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Anonymous wrote:OP, have you been spending too much time staring at your TikTok ? The cesspool fueling irrational height obsession that didn’t exist 10 years ago?

The op is well-aware that young women in 2025 and after will judge her son by the 6-6-6-6 rule.

Only he most vapid shallow materialistic women would use a silly rule like -6-6-6. She would be missing out on the majority of decent men who will make some women very happy in life.

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Anonymous wrote:I am male, 71", and mens shoe size 7.5 narrow. From about age 16 until age 40, I consistently weighed 135 lbs and could eat food without any weight gain. Started gaining weight at age 40. I think all of this is hereditary.

Wow. I suppose small feet run in your family. I thought most males hit at least size 9 but I guess it varies. When did you hit your growth spurt?

Both parents feet were longer than average length. Dad's feet were very long and narrow. Mom's were long and normal width. Genetics just are not as predictable as some folks think.

Yeah that’s what makes me nervous. I’m from a family where we are all above average height with proportionate feet. When my teen son is 5 feet tall and wears a size 6, I can’t help but wonder if he got some distant cousin’s height.

Because his feet are large or small for his height? I’m not following. My son is currently 5’7” (maybe closer to 5’8” at this point) and still size 6 or 7. He’s a late bloomer but will likely end up taller than 6’ and I’m sure his feet will grow too.

I think feet grow before height.

At age 13, my DS was 5’1”ish with size 7 feet.

At age 16.5, he is 6’1” with size 11 feet.

Also my DH is 6’0” and wears a size 10 shoe.

Probably just a late bloomer. And while there is a correlation with height and foot size, it isn’t always entirely predictive either.

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Anonymous wrote:I am male, 71", and mens shoe size 7.5 narrow. From about age 16 until age 40, I consistently weighed 135 lbs and could eat food without any weight gain. Started gaining weight at age 40. I think all of this is hereditary.

Wow. I suppose small feet run in your family. I thought most males hit at least size 9 but I guess it varies. When did you hit your growth spurt?

Both parents feet were longer than average length. Dad's feet were very long and narrow. Mom's were long and normal width. Genetics just are not as predictable as some folks think.

Yeah that’s what makes me nervous. I’m from a family where we are all above average height with proportionate feet. When my teen son is 5 feet tall and wears a size 6, I can’t help but wonder if he got some distant cousin’s height.

Because his feet are large or small for his height? I’m not following. My son is currently 5’7” (maybe closer to 5’8” at this point) and still size 6 or 7. He’s a late bloomer but will likely end up taller than 6’ and I’m sure his feet will grow too.

How old is he? My hypothesis is that usually short people have small feet. So he’s just going to be really short if he has really small feet. Your son is the first average sized kid I’ve heard with small feet. I’m assuming he’s around 15 if he’s a late bloomer with 5 inches of growing left!

My husband is 6’1” and wears a 9.5. Son is also 6’1” and wears a 10. Average size feet and slightly above average height.

6'1 is well above "slightly above average height". 6'1 is in the top 10th percentile for height, meaning a man who is 6'1 is taller than 90% of men in America. Average height of a man in America is 5'9. This is why all the men feel short -- people have it in their head that 6 feet is the average height of a man!

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Anonymous wrote:I am male, 71", and mens shoe size 7.5 narrow. From about age 16 until age 40, I consistently weighed 135 lbs and could eat food without any weight gain. Started gaining weight at age 40. I think all of this is hereditary.

Wow. I suppose small feet run in your family. I thought most males hit at least size 9 but I guess it varies. When did you hit your growth spurt?

Both parents feet were longer than average length. Dad's feet were very long and narrow. Mom's were long and normal width. Genetics just are not as predictable as some folks think.

Yeah that’s what makes me nervous. I’m from a family where we are all above average height with proportionate feet. When my teen son is 5 feet tall and wears a size 6, I can’t help but wonder if he got some distant cousin’s height.

Because his feet are large or small for his height? I’m not following. My son is currently 5’7” (maybe closer to 5’8” at this point) and still size 6 or 7. He’s a late bloomer but will likely end up taller than 6’ and I’m sure his feet will grow too.

How old is he? My hypothesis is that usually short people have small feet. So he’s just going to be really short if he has really small feet. Your son is the first average sized kid I’ve heard with small feet. I’m assuming he’s around 15 if he’s a late bloomer with 5 inches of growing left!

My husband is 6’1” and wears a 9.5. Son is also 6’1” and wears a 10. Average size feet and slightly above average height.

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Anonymous wrote:I am male, 71", and mens shoe size 7.5 narrow. From about age 16 until age 40, I consistently weighed 135 lbs and could eat food without any weight gain. Started gaining weight at age 40. I think all of this is hereditary.

Wow. I suppose small feet run in your family. I thought most males hit at least size 9 but I guess it varies. When did you hit your growth spurt?

Both parents feet were longer than average length. Dad's feet were very long and narrow. Mom's were long and normal width. Genetics just are not as predictable as some folks think.

Yeah that’s what makes me nervous. I’m from a family where we are all above average height with proportionate feet. When my teen son is 5 feet tall and wears a size 6, I can’t help but wonder if he got some distant cousin’s height.

Because his feet are large or small for his height? I’m not following. My son is currently 5’7” (maybe closer to 5’8” at this point) and still size 6 or 7. He’s a late bloomer but will likely end up taller than 6’ and I’m sure his feet will grow too.

How old is he? My hypothesis is that usually short people have small feet. So he’s just going to be really short if he has really small feet. Your son is the first average sized kid I’ve heard with small feet. I’m assuming he’s around 15 if he’s a late bloomer with 5 inches of growing left!

He is 15 and barely started puberty. Bone scan shows at least 3 years behind and was given diagnosis of “constitutional growth delay”. That fits with family history though I’m not sure if small feet does. Wondering when his feet will finally grow.

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Anonymous wrote:I am male, 71", and mens shoe size 7.5 narrow. From about age 16 until age 40, I consistently weighed 135 lbs and could eat food without any weight gain. Started gaining weight at age 40. I think all of this is hereditary.

Wow. I suppose small feet run in your family. I thought most males hit at least size 9 but I guess it varies. When did you hit your growth spurt?

Both parents feet were longer than average length. Dad's feet were very long and narrow. Mom's were long and normal width. Genetics just are not as predictable as some folks think.

Yeah that’s what makes me nervous. I’m from a family where we are all above average height with proportionate feet. When my teen son is 5 feet tall and wears a size 6, I can’t help but wonder if he got some distant cousin’s height.

Because his feet are large or small for his height? I’m not following. My son is currently 5’7” (maybe closer to 5’8” at this point) and still size 6 or 7. He’s a late bloomer but will likely end up taller than 6’ and I’m sure his feet will grow too.

How old is he? My hypothesis is that usually short people have small feet. So he’s just going to be really short if he has really small feet. Your son is the first average sized kid I’ve heard with small feet. I’m assuming he’s around 15 if he’s a late bloomer with 5 inches of growing left!