Phyllis writes:
>The one my Pedi described was to measure the child at 2 y.o. (2y6M?),
double
>that for a prediction, +/- 2" of the child's adult height.  I think the two
>different ages were supposed to be one for girls and the other for boys but
>I can't remember which is which.  What do you think of this predictor tool?
My  oldest was a tiny toddler (18# at a year and 22 @ 2 years- barely 10%)
and his pedi estimated that he would top off height wise between 5'2" and
5'4" based on his height at age 2 1/2, He is 16 and almost 6'- ok 5' 11 1/2'
and we don't believe he is finished growing yet- he is still trying to catch
up to size 13 1/2 shoes. I don't think much of this predictor tool- I have
heard that there is some new research that shows children may have different
growth rates/slopes as infants and as older children- all of mine have.
Cathy

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