Anonymous
Post 11/28/2025 20:11     Subject: Help for height
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Anonymous wrote: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.)


Has she been screened for genetic disorders or any other syndromes? Anything else seem off about her other than the growth? This seems highly unusual


If you were a doctor you wouldn’t find this unusual. My oldest daughter is the only short one. I know at 12 she was 4”10 because she played Clara in the Nutcracker and was in another child role in the professional ballet company. They were strict about height and they measured the girls before auditioning. There were plenty of 12 year olds under 5’ tall.

My daughter didnt Get her period for two more years. She never had a growth spurt she just slowly grew to 5’2”. Perfectly normal.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2025 20:02     Subject: Help for 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.

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.


So he won’t play sports in high school. Ok. He can focus on a million other things.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2025 19:21     Subject: Help for height
Growth hormone injections are not only for height, but also for brain and muscle development.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2025 19:06     Subject: Help for height
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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.


Peak foot growth. Their feet still grow a little after their foot growth spurt


Yeah, I get it, but a lot of kids don’t have a big foot growth spurt PRIOR to a height growth spurt. For many, these two things happen at the same time. My son was about 5’3 and size 8 shoe in 8th grade and then started a spurt and over the next three years grew to 6’1 and size 12 shoe. It happened simultaneously, which is pretty common.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2025 09:11     Subject: Help for height
Anonymous wrote: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.)


Has she been screened for genetic disorders or any other syndromes? Anything else seem off about her other than the growth? This seems highly unusual
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2025 09:09     Subject: Help for height
Anonymous wrote:Zero help help.
Come terms with having a short or average height child.


I think this is the best advice. DS is a senior and is 5’1” and 105 lbs. He is an amazing kid who also happens to be quite small. It is what it is.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2025 09:06     Subject: Help for height
Zero help help.
Come terms with having a short or average height child.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2025 09:01     Subject: Help for height
Anonymous wrote:
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.


Peak foot growth. Their feet still grow a little after their foot growth spurt
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2025 02:00     Subject: Help for height
Anonymous wrote:Most tall kids have big feet and most short kids have small feet it seems.


That makes sense. The females in my family all have small feet. We are all virtually the same shoe size but vary in height from 5’2 to 5’10” that’s counting our teens, siblings, cousins, mothers, and aunts. Most of the family is tall but we have our shorties and it appears random.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2025 22:47     Subject: Help for height
Anonymous wrote: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.)


I am 5’6” and my husband is 5’11”. My 12 year old daughter is 5’0” and the dr doesn’t think she’s going to grow any taller, it’s been 6+ months since she’s grown at all.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2025 14:51     Subject: Help for height
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.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2025 14:02     Subject: Help for height
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.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2025 13:22     Subject: Help for height
For boys, peak foot growth happens around 2-2.5 years before peak height growth.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2025 13:17     Subject: Help for height
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.)
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2025 12:32     Subject: Help for height
Anonymous wrote:
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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.