tracywaz wrote: »

I have two kids- I don't know how tall they are, but I do see where they stack up next to their classmates. I'm 5-11 and husband is 6-6.
My son is 8 and is pretty dang small. He was a preemie (11 weeks early). He also doesn't eat, which could explain why he's small- both height and very underweight. I hope he's just a late bloomer, although I wouldn't be totally surprised if he ends up under 6-0. My husband's grandpa was a short skinny guy, so it's not completely out of the question.

My daughter is very tall for a five year old. In the 95%. I'm betting she'll be 6 feet, plus, with an athletic build, if she stays active (she's built like her dad). My kids are almost the same height and weight, although they are built differently. I've been asked if they are twins.

I remember how hard it was being a tall tween/teen girl. I was so aware that I was a head and shoulders above almost everyone else. I walked hunched over. I hated my height! Of course when I left the small town in Iowa where I grew up, I learned that I wasn't a freak of nature (and I got a lot of attention from men in my 20's!). But of course you can tell a teenage girl til you're blue in the face that being tall can be an asset-- but she will not believe it because her little world is the only thing she really cares about.

I'm doing my best to build confidence in my daughter. I hope it takes.

Just read through the great posts in this thread. Thanks for sharing ladies. Love what tracywaz has to say here.

I'm 5'9" and my husband is 6'3". We have a 4yo and a 2yo - both girls. Our 4yo is already over 4 feet tall. She towers over her preschool classmates, but I tell her all the time how awesome it is to be tall and strong. Our game is guessing how old she will be when she's taller than mommy, and she loves to stand next to me and see how far she comes up on me (right now, the top of her head is up to my third rib - crazy!). Sometimes I wonder how this happened, but I shouldn't, cause the kid is just an eating, sleeping machine, and always has been. Her little sister is taller than average (90+ % since birth), but she's pretty thin. Unlike her sis, she's not much for eating / sleeping, and it seems to have slowed her growth pattern. I sometimes wonder if she'll catch up. Per the "double their age at 2" our oldest is on track to being 6'5", but I'll believe it when I see it.

However tall they end up being, I am so deeply committed to being 100% positive that being a tall girl / woman is really great. Their awesome dad will be a great help with that too. Someone above mentioned opportunities, which made me smile. When our eldest was born, my husband's college rowing coach messaged him to ask what MY height to arm length ratio is. Ha! Already thinking about future recruits I just hope both girls will find positive outlets for their energies and the advantages that coming with being taller than most of the crowd.

Im 5'10" , kiddos dad is also 5'10 and my daughter is a little pip-squeak at 5'3" lol!!! She was always the tallest in her class up until she got to middle school and then she stopped growing...she hit her final height the same time I did, when she was 12. Really thought she would pump out a few extra inches, but shes 18 now, so no dice there.

Shes actually around the same height as most of the women in my family. On both my mom and dads side, the women range from 4'10 to 5'3.. I'm the giantess among them. My family jokes that if I didn't look exactly like my dad, rumours would be flying LoL