Anonymous wrote:My five year old daughter is 99.75 percentile height. People comment on it CONSTANTLY. In front of her. I really don’t know what to do about it because on the one hand, I want to treat it like a compliment because I want her to see it as a positive or neutral. But on the other hand, I’m so angry at them for calling out her body.

So from a tall mom of a tall kid, please hear my plea: you don’t need to tell me she’s tall. I already know! You might be shocked to discover, I can see her. Thank you.

Tall person with tall kids. This will never end. People don’t care and are rude and will tell you you’re over sensitive. If people walked around openly discussing weight the way they discuss height it would get interesting quick.

My five year old daughter is 99.75 percentile height. People comment on it CONSTANTLY. In front of her. I really don’t know what to do about it because on the one hand, I want to treat it like a compliment because I want her to see it as a positive or neutral. But on the other hand, I’m so angry at them for calling out her body.

So from a tall mom of a tall kid, please hear my plea: you don’t need to tell me she’s tall. I already know! You might be shocked to discover, I can see her. Thank you.

Anonymous wrote:Usually 99th percentile is from GD so totally unrelated to actual size

At 5??? What?

Anonymous wrote:Why are people so obsessed with how big their kids are? I never think about this. Weird.

Some of us like tall people, especially men.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are people so obsessed with how big their kids are? I never think about this. Weird.

Height is helpful in life. I don't know what to tell you. People want their kid to have every possible advantage.

That’s like saying have blue eyes with pale skin is helpful in life. It’s not true.

Those are not analogous. Height is helpful in life for males in particular and for men and women in many sports. This is evidence based. No reason to get your knickers in a twist about it.

What type of build you have can give you an advantage in sports. . But you didn’t explain how height is helpful. And yes blues eyes and fair skin beat out dark skin and dark eyes, it’s called racism, for a very long time. Probably still does in some areas. Tall vs short is a different form of prejudice. And apparently still ok.

I will help. A lot of it is either literally closer to the target in the game or ability to jump higher. And also physics of being taller and swing motions.

Basketball. Closer to the hoop.
Football. Throw above peoples heads, jump higher to catch, larger and taller people to block and tackle.
Tennis. Physics of the serve it helps to be tall.
Volleyball. Taller helps to block. physics of the swing of a longer arm.
Golf. Physics of the swing it helps to be tall.
Swimming. Longer wingspan helps.

Water polo. Pitchers in baseball. Goalies.

On and on.

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Anonymous wrote:If your kid was still in the 99th percentile for height by the age of 5 did they stay in that height percentile their whole life?

It slowed down around 17. Seems to have maxed out at 6'3.

Similar - first kid was 6'2" at 14yo and at 20yo is about 6'3". Younger brother is 6' at 16yo but still growing. Both were at or above the height charts from birth onward.

Anonymous wrote:If your kid was still in the 99th percentile for height by the age of 5 did they stay in that height percentile their whole life?

kids grow at all different rates. Some who towered over their peers in 5th grade became the shortest in high school. Some who were the tallest toddlers, were shrimps in early high school but then towered over their peers in college.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid was born off the chart and not on the chart a day in his life. 99+ percentile.

He’s 6-6. We are tall. Your own heights and particularly mother’s height are biggest predictor. If mom is short or around average even with tall dad it’s a crap shoot.

Is this based on evidence? IndonMt remember ever learning that mom’s height is more important than dad’s height to determine height of future offsprings

It’s common sense.

Tall women usually (not always) marry tall men. Two tall people=tall kids. Nearly always but yes exceptions.

Tall guy + short woman means more short genes in the mix. Can be a mix.

At the end of the day they are a product of their DNA. That is why there are formulas for height based on parental height. Do the math with a tall mom and dad vs a tall dad and short mom. There will always be outliers of course.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are people so obsessed with how big their kids are? I never think about this. Weird.

Height is helpful in life. I don't know what to tell you. People want their kid to have every possible advantage.

That’s like saying have blue eyes with pale skin is helpful in life. It’s not true.

Those are not analogous. Height is helpful in life for males in particular and for men and women in many sports. This is evidence based. No reason to get your knickers in a twist about it.

What type of build you have can give you an advantage in sports. . But you didn’t explain how height is helpful. And yes blues eyes and fair skin beat out dark skin and dark eyes, it’s called racism, for a very long time. Probably still does in some areas. Tall vs short is a different form of prejudice. And apparently still ok.

You need it explained why height is helpful in many sports? Don’t know what to say. Open your eyes. This is prejudice?

Lots of studies of height impacting earning potential, presidents are tall, etc.

Usually 99th percentile is from GD so totally unrelated to actual size

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Anonymous wrote:Why are people so obsessed with how big their kids are? I never think about this. Weird.

Height is helpful in life. I don't know what to tell you. People want their kid to have every possible advantage.

That’s like saying have blue eyes with pale skin is helpful in life. It’s not true.

Those are not analogous. Height is helpful in life for males in particular and for men and women in many sports. This is evidence based. No reason to get your knickers in a twist about it.

What type of build you have can give you an advantage in sports. . But you didn’t explain how height is helpful. And yes blues eyes and fair skin beat out dark skin and dark eyes, it’s called racism, for a very long time. Probably still does in some areas. Tall vs short is a different form of prejudice. And apparently still ok.

Anonymous wrote:If your kid was still in the 99th percentile for height by the age of 5 did they stay in that height percentile their whole life?

It slowed down around 17. Seems to have maxed out at 6'3.

Anonymous wrote:Yes. DD is 5’11” at 16.

80% percentile

Anonymous wrote:My kid was born off the chart and not on the chart a day in his life. 99+ percentile.

He’s 6-6. We are tall. Your own heights and particularly mother’s height are biggest predictor. If mom is short or around average even with tall dad it’s a crap shoot.

Is this based on evidence? IndonMt remember ever learning that mom’s height is more important than dad’s height to determine height of future offsprings

Anonymous wrote:If your kid was still in the 99th percentile for height by the age of 5 did they stay in that height percentile their whole life?

Yes. He is in college now and is 6'6"