Anyone ever done a "Height Predictor" for their child?

toledo
Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:40:19 +0000

This height thing has always been a mystery to me, when it comes to my youngest, who’s now 15. He is 5’8", which is slightly above average for his age. All his life he’s been 50th percentile in height, but I swear his feet and hands are 99% percentile. His birthparents are 5’9" and 6’4", so I keep thinking he may grow at some point. The charts would say he won’t, but the orthopaedic doctor predicts he will. Also, the basketball coach says, based on his experience, the size of his feet and lack of hair on his legs are the biggest indication of future growth.