I've just read on 3 different sites that by the age of two (for a boy) that they are half their adult height.

am off to measure rowan

ok Rowan is 3ft 1 inch. he's grown 2/3 inches i think since his 1st birthday i think top of my head.

Iv heard that before. I thought it was for girls aswell. I think its only a guestimate though. At my P1 health check the school nurse predicted my adult height to be about 6ft, and im 5ft 7 or 8.

Another way Iv heard of calculating predicted adult height is add together mum & dads height in inches, divide by 2 and then add 2.5inches. Eg a child will be roughly 2.5 inches taller than the average height of parents. Only a rough guide though as obviously sibblings are varying heights....

ah cool i never knew that. yeah i know it's only a guess.

its mad to think though at 2 years old your child is half their adult height.

I know, they grow so quick. Does the 2.5inch thing give the same result as the other way. Looks like Rowan will be tall, if he's 3ft 1 he could be 6ft 2 as an adult.

snoopy21 wrote:

Iv heard that before. I thought it was for girls aswell. I think its only a guestimate though. At my P1 health check the school nurse predicted my adult height to be about 6ft, and im 5ft 7 or 8.

Another way Iv heard of calculating predicted adult height is add together mum & dads height in inches, divide by 2 and then add 2.5inches. Eg a child will be roughly 2.5 inches taller than the average height of parents. Only a rough guide though as obviously sibblings are varying heights....

Doesnt seem to work here that one as that would make C 5 foot 8 or 9 and id be surprised if she ends up more n 5 foot 4 as shes only petite like me. By her book if she carries on following 25th centile for height like shes doing it will make her 5 foot 4 maybe 5 foot 5. Might measure her when she gets to 2 though and see what she is.

comes to 6.04 so that would be 6ft then.

i'm 5ft 8 OH is 6ft

Ah hes bound to be tall then i guess. See im only 5 ft 3 and Neil is 5 ft 10

wow i never knew that - how intresting !!

i remeber when theo was born they told us to add both my and oh heights together then times it or divid it or somthing ( cant remeber the eqaution now) but it worked out that theo would be 6ft2 eeekkk

would be intresting to see if both the theories came out the same

Kieran predicted adult height - by his red book is 5ft 2-3in bless him, lil short legs lol, im 5ft7 and Tom is 5ft9 , but Kieran is just really short bless him, i dont know about holly, but shes only little too, xXx

Yeah i read about doin the sum with the mum n dad in our red books but its too complicated for me to work out x
I measured callums height the other day hes 2ft 10.6inches xx

marioandthestuntbubs wrote:

Ah hes bound to be tall then i guess. See im only 5 ft 3 and Neil is 5 ft 10

Ooo, Me and my OH are 5ft 3 and 5ft 10 (bit of pointless info for you there )

Olivers quite tall now, when we meet people they always assume he's much older than he is. Will have to measure him soon, he hasn't been measured for yonks

Lol Zee, its quite a nice height balance isnt it. When i give him a cuddle i get a proper snuggle lol! (Helps that hes broad and cuddly anyway)

yer, its is lol. Although OH is broad but not so cuddly.

ZeeMoo wrote:

marioandthestuntbubs wrote:

Ah hes bound to be tall then i guess. See im only 5 ft 3 and Neil is 5 ft 10

Ooo, Me and my OH are 5ft 3 and 5ft 10 (bit of pointless info for you there )

Olivers quite tall now, when we meet people they always assume he's much older than he is. Will have to measure him soon, he hasn't been measured for yonks

Thats exactly the same as me and Simon too

Libby's a short arse too like me, so I think she will be small when she's an adult. x

ZeeMoo wrote:

yer, its is lol. Although OH is broad but not so cuddly.

Lol nope neils a big girls blouse and likes his cuddles lol. Suse looks like its the short bird brigade on line today, shame the canadians still asleep! Libby is like c - compact and bijou lol

marioandthestuntbubs wrote:

ZeeMoo wrote:

yer, its is lol. Although OH is broad but not so cuddly.

Lol nope neils a big girls blouse and likes his cuddles lol.

Don't get me wrong he loves cuddles but they aren't so comfy cuddles lol,

Ah i see. No Neil lifts windscreens all day and likes his grub so he not fat but is quite sturdy all round lol

See Simon's a postman so he is just skinny - not very cuddly at all

Yeah Libby is tiny, but very cute just like C

I suppose a way of testing the ave +2.5 inches theory is to do it using your own parents heights and see how it compares to yours.
For me I should be 5ft 8.5. (Mum 5ft 3ish & I think dad was 5ft 9), and im just under 5ft 8 so it works out right.

It wouldnt work at all for my cousins though as one is 5ft 3 (F), another 5ft 8 (M) and the eldest 6 ft 2 (M). Their parents are about 5ft 9 and 6ft 1. I dont why their kids are quite short in comparison, both grannys were only about 5ft so maybe thats why....

In the back of the red book it has that average calculation thing, so I did it

Its really vague though as Izzys comes as being anywhere between 25th and 91st centile, 5'3" - 5'10"

According to her current height which is bang on 50th centile, she should be 163.5cm which is the same as me pretty much, I am 5'5"

We are the same... im 5'3'' and OH is 5'10''.

I like to say I am 5'3.5'' but who am I kiddin'!

Aimee is tallish for her age though, she always has been, so she may take after James' brother and sister x

My mum and Dad did the calculation for me when I was young and should have been 6ft! As it happens I'm 5ft 8 which is 1 inch shorter than the calculation mentioned previously. Amelia is going to be tall. She was just over the 96th centile last time she was measured.

snoopy21 wrote:

I suppose a way of testing the ave +2.5 inches theory is to do it using your own parents heights and see how it compares to yours.
For me I should be 5ft 8.5. (Mum 5ft 3ish & I think dad was 5ft 9), and im just under 5ft 8 so it works out right.

It wouldnt work at all for my cousins though as one is 5ft 3 (F), another 5ft 8 (M) and the eldest 6 ft 2 (M). Their parents are about 5ft 9 and 6ft 1. I dont why their kids are quite short in comparison, both grannys were only about 5ft so maybe thats why....

Im not entirely sure it would work or every generation would get taller and taller theoretically. I found this on ivillage though


There are many "formulas" people have said are accurate in predicting how tall your child will be. Some say take the height at the second birthday and multiply it by two. Others have suggested simply adding the parents' heights and dividing by two. And still others have more elaborate schemes that take into account what month they were born in, the color of their eyes, and how tall they were at birth. But while some of these may have at one time been based upon some scientific ideas, most are only a reasonable guess at best.

Unfortunately, physicians can really do no better. We do know that genetic factors are of the greatest importance and influence the final adult height the most. And after having studied thousands of children and their parents, the following formula has been developed to assist in figuring out if growth is on track to reach that "genetic potential." The following equations are used by most endocrinologists to figure out the goal height in the children they are evaluating:
FOR BOYS

1. Take each parent's height and add them together. If using the english system, total the number of inches. If using metric, add the centimeters together.
   
2. Divide that number by 2
   
3. Add 2.5 inches to that number if using the english system. Add 6.5 centimeters to the number if using metric.
   
4. This number is the midparental height for boys
   
5. This number plus or minus 4 inches (or plus/minus 10 centimeters) is the range in which you could expect your son to fall.
   

Example:

Mom is 5'4" (64 inches or 162.5 centimeters);
Dad is 6'1" (73 in. or 185.5 cm.)
Adding the two together = 137 in. or 348 cm.
Divide that by two = 68.5 in. or 174 cm
Add 2.5 in. or 6.5 cm. = 71 in. or 180.5 cm.
You could expect this boy to eventually be 5'11" plus or minus 4 in. or 180.5 cm. plus or minus 10 cm.
FOR GIRLS

1. Take each parent's height and add them together. If using the english system, total the number of inches. If using metric, add the centimeters together.
   
2. Divide that number by 2
   
3. Subtract 2.5 inches to that number if using the english system Subtract 6.5 centimeters to the number if using metric
   
4. This number is the midparental height for girls
   
5. This number plus or minus 4 inches (or plus/minus 10 centimeters) is the range in which you could expect your daughter to fall.
   

Similar Example:

Mom is 5'4" (64 inches or 162.5 centimeters);
Dad is 6'1" (73 in. or 185.5 cm.)
Adding the two together = 137 in. or 348 cm.
Divide that by two = 68.5 in. or 174 cm.
Subtract 2.5 in. or 6.5 cm. = 66 in. or 167.5 cm.
You could expect this girl to eventually be 5'6" plus or minus 4 in. or 167.5 cm. plus or minus 10 cm.

I hope this helps.



So my mums 5-2 and my dad 5-8 so their average is five five minus 2.5 is 5-2.5 and im 5-3. Neil is 5-10 and im 5-3 so our average is 5-6.5 subtract 2.5 is 5-4 which is what C should end up by the line in her book too

I'm bang on the 4 inches taller than that calculation