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Anonymous wrote:How about we don't view being short as a travesty?

Yes! It’s no different than being judgy about someone’s weight. That finally is seen as taboo but it’s still a ok to tease or judge people about height.

My kid also learned they weren’t going to be very tall recently and I said intelligence and work ethic are far more important in terms of success in life.

Good point. And arguably, one can do even less about their height than their weight.

It’s taboo to judge people about their weight? It should be. It’s not.

Also have any of you ever walked up to a tall person and gawked at them and asked how tall they are? If you have, sit down. You’re a hypocrite.

Please shut up

This really isn’t shut up worthy. The point is don’t comment or bully others based on people’s appearance. If everyone followed this advice across the board we’d all be better off and these repeated threads about make height would not exist. Short males are just one group that get looks and comments. Don’t comment on people’s weight, height, or looks. If you want to say something because you just can’t stand not to, say you look great today and leave it at that.

Nobody’s listening to you on your soapbox

If they aren’t shaving does that indicate still a good bit left in puberty? My son’s voice is changing but still no need to shave and has a baby face.

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Anonymous wrote:How about we don't view being short as a travesty?

Yes! It’s no different than being judgy about someone’s weight. That finally is seen as taboo but it’s still a ok to tease or judge people about height.

My kid also learned they weren’t going to be very tall recently and I said intelligence and work ethic are far more important in terms of success in life.

Good point. And arguably, one can do even less about their height than their weight.

What do you mean “arguably”? One is entirely out of your control, one is very much within your control.

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Anonymous wrote:How about we don't view being short as a travesty?

Yes! It’s no different than being judgy about someone’s weight. That finally is seen as taboo but it’s still a ok to tease or judge people about height.

My kid also learned they weren’t going to be very tall recently and I said intelligence and work ethic are far more important in terms of success in life.

Good point. And arguably, one can do even less about their height than their weight.

It’s taboo to judge people about their weight? It should be. It’s not.

Also have any of you ever walked up to a tall person and gawked at them and asked how tall they are? If you have, sit down. You’re a hypocrite.

Please shut up

This really isn’t shut up worthy. The point is don’t comment or bully others based on people’s appearance. If everyone followed this advice across the board we’d all be better off and these repeated threads about make height would not exist. Short males are just one group that get looks and comments. Don’t comment on people’s weight, height, or looks. If you want to say something because you just can’t stand not to, say you look great today and leave it at that.

hang him by his ankles

Anonymous wrote:The later kids get their growth spurts, the more height they gain.

https://www.nature.com/articles/pr2015104

A different study- this graph shows three cohorts of boys and girls - early, mid, and late onset growth spurt. The late onset growth spurt group achieves greatest total height, followed by mid and then early onset. This is why the “late bloomer” concept exists.

Notably, this does not mean that shorter stature kids will surpass their peers. These curves were controlled for pre-pubertal height. So if you take 3 kids who had the same pre-pubertal height, the one who experiences their growth spurt later will likely be taller by adulthood.

https://www.frontiersin.org/files/Articles/882840/fendo-13-882840-HTML-r1/image_m/fendo-13-882840-g002.jpg

^ meant all adult molars haven't even come in yet

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Anonymous wrote:Did your son lose his baby teeth early? Usually there’s a correlation. Same thing with feet growth. Those kids who had their feet growth spurt in 5th/6th are typically done growing around age 14.

NP. My son lost his first tooth in 1st grade and his front teeth in 2nd grade (age 7) which did seem late at the time compared to classmates. Is this really late though? He started puberty in the middle of 9th grade. In 11th and hope he is still growing. He is 5’10”, dad is 6 ft, mom 5’5” and sisters 5’9” and 5’8”.

I’ve heard that feet growth is a bigger indicator than teeth.

I think it matters more so when the adult teeth come in. My child is 13 with baby teeth and hasn’t started puberty. He’s late but so is starting in middle 9th grade. How tall was he when he started puberty though? 5’10” with a six foot father is a bit surprising.

No correlation for my 14.5 yr old son. He is just staring puberty and lost his first tooth at 5. He's had a bone age study and was 6-12 months behind his chronological age. My DD is only 11 but lost her first tooth at 4 and will also be a late bloomer. I had asked their dentist about this at the time thinking it was early and he also said no correlation.

The bone study is not an exact science. Anything within a year give or take is normal.

My younger son lost teeth late into elementary school/middle school. He turns 17 in 1 month and some of his second molars (not the wisdom teeth- the second molars that usually come in between 12-14). He just had to have an impacted one surgically removed--no space in jaw.

When he had a foot xray for sports injury at 15 his growth plates were wide open. He just started to grow at 16. He has a lot of growing left to do.

Older brother grew late (but not as late as younger one). We saw older brother tall--until 5th grade--then by 8th was on the shorter side. He was 5'4" Freshmen year and graduated 5'11" and now over 6 feet as a freshman in college.

The younger one was 5'3" freshmen year HS and a junior and now about 5'8"-5'9"- but not shaving, baby face--just really starting to grow --and 17 in a month.

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Anonymous wrote:How about we don't view being short as a travesty?

Yes! It’s no different than being judgy about someone’s weight. That finally is seen as taboo but it’s still a ok to tease or judge people about height.

My kid also learned they weren’t going to be very tall recently and I said intelligence and work ethic are far more important in terms of success in life.

People are absolutely judged for their weight. It’s just taboo to say it aloud.

While people may say jokes about height, no one is being judged by it. People cant control their height, we all know that.

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Anonymous wrote:How about we don't view being short as a travesty?

Yes! It’s no different than being judgy about someone’s weight. That finally is seen as taboo but it’s still a ok to tease or judge people about height.

My kid also learned they weren’t going to be very tall recently and I said intelligence and work ethic are far more important in terms of success in life.

Good point. And arguably, one can do even less about their height than their weight.

It’s taboo to judge people about their weight? It should be. It’s not.

Also have any of you ever walked up to a tall person and gawked at them and asked how tall they are? If you have, sit down. You’re a hypocrite.

Please shut up

Just go get a second opinion. Asking for medical advice on this forum is unwise.

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Anonymous wrote:How about we don't view being short as a travesty?

Yes! It’s no different than being judgy about someone’s weight. That finally is seen as taboo but it’s still a ok to tease or judge people about height.

My kid also learned they weren’t going to be very tall recently and I said intelligence and work ethic are far more important in terms of success in life.

Good point. And arguably, one can do even less about their height than their weight.

It’s taboo to judge people about their weight? It should be. It’s not.

Also have any of you ever walked up to a tall person and gawked at them and asked how tall they are? If you have, sit down. You’re a hypocrite.

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Anonymous wrote:How about we don't view being short as a travesty?

Yes! It’s no different than being judgy about someone’s weight. That finally is seen as taboo but it’s still a ok to tease or judge people about height.

My kid also learned they weren’t going to be very tall recently and I said intelligence and work ethic are far more important in terms of success in life.

Good point. And arguably, one can do even less about their height than their weight.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did your son lose his baby teeth early? Usually there’s a correlation. Same thing with feet growth. Those kids who had their feet growth spurt in 5th/6th are typically done growing around age 14.

NP. My son lost his first tooth in 1st grade and his front teeth in 2nd grade (age 7) which did seem late at the time compared to classmates. Is this really late though? He started puberty in the middle of 9th grade. In 11th and hope he is still growing. He is 5’10”, dad is 6 ft, mom 5’5” and sisters 5’9” and 5’8”.

I’ve heard that feet growth is a bigger indicator than teeth.

I think it matters more so when the adult teeth come in. My child is 13 with baby teeth and hasn’t started puberty. He’s late but so is starting in middle 9th grade. How tall was he when he started puberty though? 5’10” with a six foot father is a bit surprising.

No correlation for my 14.5 yr old son. He is just staring puberty and lost his first tooth at 5. He's had a bone age study and was 6-12 months behind his chronological age. My DD is only 11 but lost her first tooth at 4 and will also be a late bloomer. I had asked their dentist about this at the time thinking it was early and he also said no correlation.

The bone study is not an exact science. Anything within a year give or take is normal.

Well that and he clearly didn’t have other signs of advanced puberty which is what prompted the visit to an endocrinologist.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did your son lose his baby teeth early? Usually there’s a correlation. Same thing with feet growth. Those kids who had their feet growth spurt in 5th/6th are typically done growing around age 14.

NP. My son lost his first tooth in 1st grade and his front teeth in 2nd grade (age 7) which did seem late at the time compared to classmates. Is this really late though? He started puberty in the middle of 9th grade. In 11th and hope he is still growing. He is 5’10”, dad is 6 ft, mom 5’5” and sisters 5’9” and 5’8”.

I’ve heard that feet growth is a bigger indicator than teeth.

I think it matters more so when the adult teeth come in. My child is 13 with baby teeth and hasn’t started puberty. He’s late but so is starting in middle 9th grade. How tall was he when he started puberty though? 5’10” with a six foot father is a bit surprising.

No correlation for my 14.5 yr old son. He is just staring puberty and lost his first tooth at 5. He's had a bone age study and was 6-12 months behind his chronological age. My DD is only 11 but lost her first tooth at 4 and will also be a late bloomer. I had asked their dentist about this at the time thinking it was early and he also said no correlation.

The bone study is not an exact science. Anything within a year give or take is normal.