My daughter: 4'11 (11 years old)
I'm: 5'1
Husband: 5'5
2007-06-15 18:51:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
Two facts should be considered: 1) mid-parental height and 2) current height percentile for age and menstrual status.
1) Method derived from the mid-parental height (this assumes both parents and the child have normal growth and development). There are several formulas available, but all give similar results. Example:
Target height in cm for a girl = [mother's height in cm + (father's height in cm - 13)]/2
Target height in cm for a boy = [(mother's height in cm + 13) + father's height in cm)]/2
Thus, your daughter's target adult height could have been estimated before she was born (your numbers converted to cm): (154.9 + 165.1 - 13)/2 = 153.5 cm = 60.4 in = 5' 1/2"
A range of +/- 8.5 cm (3.3 inches) is expected to encompass the actual height about 95 percent of the time.
Thus, without knowing her current height, I could have predicted with about 95% accuracy that she would end up between 4'9" and 5'4". As she is already 4'11" now, that range can clearly be revised upward.
2) Height percentile: Look at the growth chart. However, an important question is: has she menstruated yet? The earlier menarche occurs, the less growth a girl has left. Once you have your first menses, you can count on no more than about another 9 cm growth (3 1/2").
Assuming she has not yet had menses (average for US caucasian girls is 12 ys 6 mos), glancing at the standard growth curve shows she is between 50-75 percentile for age (depending on whether she is 11 ys 0 months or 11 ys 11 mos). If she menstruates at age 12 1/2, her final height should be roughly around 164-168 cm (5' 4 1/2" - 5'6"). For every 6 months her period occurs earlier or later, you can subtract or add about an inch respectively.
As you can see, her two estimates are non-overlapping. There are many possible explanations for this, but the most likely is that one of you (parents) did not achieve your maximal growth potential due to health, nutrition, etc.
My estimate, synthesizing all the available information is therefore: 5 feet 4 1/2 inches.
2007-06-15 20:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by Paieon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats not too tall, my little sister was 3 feet tall at age 3. She's almost six now and is coming close to 4 feet tall.
2016-05-17 06:02:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It also depends on your daughter's grandparents. So just let nature take its course, and I know you'll love her no matter how tall she ends up!! I grew till I was 20!! Just make sure she keeps good posture and holds her head high with confidence. :)
2007-06-15 19:01:50 · answer #3 · answered by LadyLynn 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who's to say! My sister is 5'5", her husband is 5'10" and their two sons are well over 6' and two daughters so close to 6' it doesn't matter!!
2007-06-15 18:56:36 · answer #4 · answered by Julia D 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
5'1 + 5'5 =10'6 divided by 2 = 5'3
she will be 5'3 plus minus 0.3
2007-06-15 19:02:18 · answer #5 · answered by hirash_med 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to webmd she'll be about 5'5".
http://www.webmd.com/content/tools/1/calc_kid_height.htm
2007-06-15 18:59:20 · answer #6 · answered by tsoto_soto 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No shorter than 4'11" until she starts shrinking.
Really, you never know.
2007-06-15 18:58:18 · answer #7 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get the dads hight down in inches, subtract five, add ur hight in inches divide the number by 2! that is what docters do but you cant tell for sure
2007-06-15 18:56:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There's a good chance she'll be not very tall. Probably 5'2" or 5'3".
So what? Is she healthy? That's all you want.
2007-06-15 19:07:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
ask her pediatrician as alot more factors need to be taken into consideration.
2007-06-15 19:11:42 · answer #10 · answered by KitKat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋