To be concerned about dd's size

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She is 3.7 and 108cm and 18.5kg. She is huge compared to her peers and it worries me for several reasons. Firstly that she is old for her school year and doesn't start school until 2016 so will be very tall compared to others in her class. She still has tantrums and hissy fits and people stare and sometimes comment to her that she is a big girl and not to cry. That she will be a giant as an adult. We are a tallish family I'm 5ft 6 and DH 6ft 4 so I suppose it is to be expected really but it does sometimes make me feel sorry for her. First world problem I know.

Resipsa - anytime although hes in a "I don't like girls" phase!! Haha

I wouldn't worry about her adult height. You're only 5'6 and even if she has 3 inches on you 5'9 is quite a (lovely) normal height.

It's awesome being tall btw!

I'm 5'9 and would quite like another 2 inches. Im certainly not considered tall amongst my netball team.

I was massively tall as a child. In all primary school photos I'm at the back towering over everyone. At only 5'5", I certainly do not consider myself tall any more. The school nurse at secondary school commented when I was in my last year there that I'd been the same height every year she measured me from start to finish of secondary! DD's size now doesn't necessarily mean anything Op.

my DD has always been tall and skinny. She was 2 foot tall at birth.
She was always the tallest in her class until high school. She has stopped growing now, at 18.
She is 6'2" and 130 lb.
Most of the time issues have been physical, like sore legs and growth pains, rather than social.
People do stare and comment all the time, but that could also be because she looks like Taylor Swift she handles it well.
Little kids can be blunt. They will ask her outright "Are you a giant?"

Wow, Beachy - if I ever happen to be the one staring, it's sheer jealousy!

I apparently looked like a 5-6 year old by the time I turned three, but slowed down by the age of 11 (wasn't the tallest in my class by a mile). Some kids grow and grow, others have spurts, I just hated it pointed out to me when I was young (especially by family). I stopped growing at about 15, reached about 5'7, which I think is a nice height.

People will often say to her "you are so tall!" and she always replies "What?! Why didn't somebody tell me?"

Ok, I think I might win the huge child contest. My son is 2.10 and was 110cm when I last measured him he is HUGE. He's kind of like a toddler celebrity round here as everyone is astounded when they find out how old he is. My daughter is huge too, but she's only a baby so its not too shocking just yet.
No one is concerned about my son and I expect his growth to plateau sooner or later.
I am 5'11'' DH 6'5", I'm expecting my son to be 6'6"

I was always the tallest in school and yes its a bit embarrassing and I was a bit awkward but being tall has its merits mostly eating loads and never getting fat
Just try and make her as confident as possible, and make her aware that in netball she doesn't always have to be the goal keeper!!!! jealous of centre girls

It really doesn't make a difference how tall kids or adults are so please don't make it into an issue. I was always a foot shorter than my friends. I still am. So what!