How tall are your DC?
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How tall are your DC?
Just wondering really if there are any children as small as my midget! He took part in a school's hockey tournament on Thursday where another mum asked me
"Which one is your's?" so I say "That small one with the biggest shirt"
She then says, "Is he in yr4 then?"
The look of shock on her face when I said he's yr6 had me laughing so loudly
Anyway, he's 10+9 mths and 131cm.
"Which one is your's?" so I say "That small one with the biggest shirt"
She then says, "Is he in yr4 then?"
The look of shock on her face when I said he's yr6 had me laughing so loudly
Anyway, he's 10+9 mths and 131cm.
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My DD was 2nd centile right up to the age of about 13. A few brief years later and she's now slightly taller than me (I'm average female height) - but only if wearing her high-heeled boots!
The most frustrating thing she found was when people always assumed she was younger than she was. On the plus side, she was always able to join her much younger siblings in places like Wacky Warehouse without anyone raising an eyebrow.
The funny thing is that people still refer to her as "little" and "tiny", even though she is actually just below average height and taller than a lot of adults I know.
The most frustrating thing she found was when people always assumed she was younger than she was. On the plus side, she was always able to join her much younger siblings in places like Wacky Warehouse without anyone raising an eyebrow.
The funny thing is that people still refer to her as "little" and "tiny", even though she is actually just below average height and taller than a lot of adults I know.
Marylou
My DS is growing at an alarming rate. He's going skiing soon and he recently tried on last year's (brand new ) clothes. The jumpers were above his wrists and the trousers were hovering well above his ankles. He is now about 1.69m,he was 13 last month.
Mind you he has a boy in his class who is 6ft 3in!
Mind you he has a boy in his class who is 6ft 3in!
Not sure how tall dd is, but I'd say (comparing her to my height) she's about 5' 3"/4" inches.
We are absolutely thrilled that there are more than one or two girls and lots of boys who are taller than her in her class. In primary she was the tallest of all of them (even the boys) and she stood out like a sore thumb, now she's with people of similar heights it's great!!!
When I was young (and even now suprisingly ) I was always head and shoulders above everyone else and felt really quite awkward and gawky, I always wanted to be 3"/4" shorter than I actually am (but as I've now ended up with someone 6' 4", it's just as well I'm not ).
We are absolutely thrilled that there are more than one or two girls and lots of boys who are taller than her in her class. In primary she was the tallest of all of them (even the boys) and she stood out like a sore thumb, now she's with people of similar heights it's great!!!
When I was young (and even now suprisingly ) I was always head and shoulders above everyone else and felt really quite awkward and gawky, I always wanted to be 3"/4" shorter than I actually am (but as I've now ended up with someone 6' 4", it's just as well I'm not ).
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We've just had the letter from the National Child Measurement Programme so I can confirm that my son is about your son's height. He also said he weighed about a stone less than everyone else!
My DS also noticed that all the children who would have registered as "very overweight" on the scale opted out of the NCMP weigh-in... not surprising - who wants to have it pointed out to you that your child is "clinically obese". (It also makes you wonder how much reliance can be placed on statistics gathered from this source, if this opting out is reflected across the country...)
Anyway, I'm quite conscious of my son's lack of height, but I go out of my way not to draw his attention to it. My mum was always mentioning her disappointment in my height - and I'm average
My DS also noticed that all the children who would have registered as "very overweight" on the scale opted out of the NCMP weigh-in... not surprising - who wants to have it pointed out to you that your child is "clinically obese". (It also makes you wonder how much reliance can be placed on statistics gathered from this source, if this opting out is reflected across the country...)
Anyway, I'm quite conscious of my son's lack of height, but I go out of my way not to draw his attention to it. My mum was always mentioning her disappointment in my height - and I'm average