Anonymous wrote:How about we as a society stop measuring men’s worth based on their height, penis size and earning power???

Anonymous wrote:OP, how about high heels?

Curious you build confidence if your son has large ears, big head, bushy eyebrows, small penis, or bags under his eyes.

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Anonymous wrote:My 14-year old was 5’1-5’2”” most of last year. He is now 5’9” turns 15 next week. He still has a lot of growing- no facial hair. He was one of the shorter kids on his team last year and in school.

His younger brother is even shorter for his age.

My brother and I both grew in college. We are definitely late growers.

5’7” is not too short. He will be fine! The average American woman is now 5’3”-5’4”.

Thanks. My son turns 15 in three weeks and he is 5”4

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Anonymous wrote:My 14-year-old son is shorter than most boys his age. His doctor said that he is projected to be about 5'7''.

He has never had any social issues at school and plays sports, but my concern is that being shorter than his classmates in high school may affect him negatively in terms of self-confidence.

He has mentioned to me that all of his friends are taller than him and is now trying to increase his height by working out, going to bed early, and drinking milk. I'm supportive of all of these things for health reasons, but I told him that they might not necessarily help him to get taller and that he doesn't need to be tall to be successful (it doesn't seem like he believes me).

How tall is he?

Anonymous wrote:So, he has not suffered in any way and has no self confidence issues but you want to project your fears onto him and then get tips for easing those projected fears? WTF?

He has mentioned to me that all of his friends are taller than him and is now trying to increase his height by working out, going to bed early, and drinking milk.

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Anonymous wrote:My 14-year old was 5’1-5’2”” most of last year. He is now 5’9” turns 15 next week. He still has a lot of growing- no facial hair. He was one of the shorter kids on his team last year and in school.

His younger brother is even shorter for his age.

My brother and I both grew in college. We are definitely late growers.

5’7” is not too short. He will be fine! The average American woman is now 5’3”-5’4”.

Thanks. My son turns 15 in three weeks and he is 5”4

Anonymous wrote:My 14-year old was 5’1-5’2”” most of last year. He is now 5’9” turns 15 next week. He still has a lot of growing- no facial hair. He was one of the shorter kids on his team last year and in school.

His younger brother is even shorter for his age.

My brother and I both grew in college. We are definitely late growers.

5’7” is not too short. He will be fine! The average American woman is now 5’3”-5’4”.

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Anonymous wrote:My 14-year-old son is shorter than most boys his age. His doctor said that he is projected to be about 5'7''.

He has never had any social issues at school and plays sports, but my concern is that being shorter than his classmates in high school may affect him negatively in terms of self-confidence.

He has mentioned to me that all of his friends are taller than him and is now trying to increase his height by working out, going to bed early, and drinking milk. I'm supportive of all of these things for health reasons, but I told him that they might not necessarily help him to get taller and that he doesn't need to be tall to be successful (it doesn't seem like he believes me).

Napoleon biography should fix that.

Anonymous wrote:My 15 yr ols DS is also projected to be around 5"8" tall. He has always been the shortest boy in his class and starting in 5th grade, he was the shortest kid since the girls started growing. He has never said he is bothered by it. I've asked if anyone has ever teased him and he told me that once a new student made fun of him. He said something he shouldn't have ("I won't always be short but you'll always be stupid.") But the kid never teased him again.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi OP -- my son was shorter than average too at 14, he was one of the shortest kids in his 9th grade class. For him it was later than average puberty so he did later go through a growth spurt and has now, at 17 years old, reached average male height. But I completely understand where you're coming from. And it was tiring for my son to be called "short stack" in school, and his height to be commented on regularly by his peers.

But as some PPs have mentioned, try not to project your concerns onto him. Your son has realized he's shorter and he's trying to grow taller, and if that means healthier habits, that's great. But being projected to be about 5'7", this is something he's going to have to accept and deal with and he'll figure it out. It is hard because height is a thing for men, absolutely. My average size son is surrounded at home by the men in the family who are all over 6' tall and I see how they enjoy the benefits of that height. But I've also seen some of them not reach their potential in education and in careers, which I discussed with my son back when he was 14 and he'd tell me his life's goal was to be 6'3". Now my son's goal is to have a bigger paycheck than these tall guys. But at 14, it's hard for boys to see beyond tomorrow. But he'll get there. Keep supporting him, you're doing a great job, Mom!

So he's still insecure?