Anyone know how accurate adult height predictors are on kids??

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As a bit of fun I filled out some adult height predictors for my kids over the weekend. They asked for child’s age, height, weight, mums height and dad’s height. My eldest son is predicted 6ft 7…!

daughter predicted 5ft 7 and younger son 6ft.

just wondering if anyone did these on their children when they were younger and how they actually compared to adult height? My children are 5-9 yrs old

I used this and found it accurate. Need to be above a certain age for it to work. It uses both current height and seated height because apparently legs grow first !

by uni of Saskatchewan;

wwwapps.usask.ca/kin-growthutility/phv_ui.php

My DS predicted to be 5'8 and is 5'10.5 at 16. Think he's finished growing but im not sure. I was one of those that was tallish in primary but once I got my periods just before 12, I stopped growing and almost everyone shot up passed me. DD11 is bang on 50% on the charts, I am hoping the same doesn't happen to her.

I'm quite short (5ft 4) and my siblings are all quite short. My DH is just under 6ft, and my DS is definitely following him. He's 5ft 10 at 13 - absolutely towering over me. Guessing he could stop growing soon as he's had rapid growth for two years? Looking at the red book, we guessed about 6ft for him. My mum is only 5 ft, so it's hilarious when my DS gives her a hug.

I love seeing families and their different heights. I've got friends who are both quite short (about 5 ft 3 and 5 ft 6), and their eldest son towers over them too. The height comes from the mum's side (she's the shortest from a tall family)

I'm 5ft 2 and my husband is 5ft 9. My son is 14 (15 in October) and is 5ft 10.5. My Dad's side of the family are tall, long limbed and lean - the exact build of my son. My husband's side are average height, stocky with shorter legs and their height more in their body - definitely not my son's build!! My Mum's family are all short (hence why I'm 5ft 2!). I think my son will keep growing for a while, and may possibly hit 6ft, but I'm not sure he'll be over it.

My two were spot on

People are getting taller based on NHS data. Your average person will be a couple of inches taller than their parents who were a couple of inches taller than their parents?

Im not saying that British teenagers are dramatically taller just following thst general trend of being a bit taller than those that have gone before.

Very accurate with my two.

I'm 5"1 and DH is 6"3, the predictors didn't seem to work with such widely different parental heights.
We have a DDs of 5"3, 5"4 and 5"0 and a DS of 5"9.
My dad was 5"4 - his mum, my nan was tiny, under 5". But his dad my grandad was well over 6"
Think it only works if youre average.

I’m actually compounding the cliche by having tall sons and dainty girls( identical twins) despite being 5 11” myself. Now if someone could point me in the direction of a magic chicken it’d be much appreciated.

@Tiredofwhataboutery you shrink as you age so older people will be smaller.

I never said people weren't getting taller, I said they were not getting much taller....

Plus I believe globally we are losing height vs other countries.

Just anecdata but I know 3 teenage girls who are over 6 ft

So do I but I know hundreds (due to job) who aren't....

Now I’d say the very tall end of the height spectrum is probably 3/4” taller and I can buy trousers from Tesco.

People have not grown by 3/4 inches

I will also say people are very bad at guessing height. I reckon I'm a bit under 5ft 10 now but constantly am told I am much taller by others who are definitely 5ft 10 or taller 🤔

DD was predicted to be 6ft 1 based on that. She’s settled on 5ft 8.

The red book had my DS at 6' 1" (he's 6 4), DC2 at 5' 7" (5 5) and DC3 5' 8" (5 9).

My son was spot on 5’10”. My daughter was predicted 4’9” and thankfully overshot that to a super tall 5’1”.

I wonder if they are the same ones in the top 1% of earners...? 😄

I don't belong here, I'm 4'10 and DH is 5'9. DD is 5'1 (so fits the calculation based on parents height) DS is 15 and currently around 5'5. He might grow a bit more but I'm not expecting him to be anywhere near 6ft. He seems tall to me, but still shorter than most of his peers

They will be more accurate for boys because puberty triggers girls to stop growing so if they have their first period at 10 they’re likely to stop growing at 12/13 so end up a little shorter than the prediction.
It was quite accurate with my 14 year old based on her height at 2 prediction, she’s about an inch shorter than predicted.
My youngest is still growing and is predicted to be tall but she has just had her first period at 10.5 so I think she’ll end up 2-3 inches shorter than predicted.
As a rule of thumb children fall between their parents heights, but boys are often a little taller than their Dad.

Haha I've just done myself at age 11(I can remember my height then just about). It predicted I'd be 6ft. I'm 5ft6. My parents are 5ft5 (mum) and 5ft8 (dad). My brothers are 6ft2 and 6ft4, my sister is 5ft5.5

I feel hard done by. I want that extra 6 inches (and not when I'm wearing heels)😂

Neither of mine were close, one is slightly shorter than me and the other 4 inches shorter than me, the prediction was they would be taller than me!

DS yes but DD should be around 3 or 4 inches taller according to the predictor.
Instead she did exactly what I did and was the tallest in her year until she started her periods aged 11 and just stopped at 5ft 3 while everyone else shot past

My DS and DD both hit the expected heights . Dd is 5'4 DS is 6'2. I thought the prediction was wrong at the time.

Well I clicked on it because mine weren't the 'predicted height' and then I saw the opening post and joined in with my own relatable situation.

This will blow your mind, my DS2 was 10lb 1oz and 60cm long when born.

I was 5 foot 1 at 15 and 5 foot 3 at 19. I grew in 6th form. Started my periods at 13. My son is estimated to be 5 foot 8 or 9 which given his genetics seems right.

DS predicted (red book) 6’5”. He’s 16, 6’3” and still growing.