A Two Year Old Toddler Is Half His Adult Height
When we first heard this from my sister in-law (the pediatric dentist), we thought she was crazy. We said maybe more like three times the height but definitely not twice the height. That’s what we thought until we tested it on our niece who was almost three at the time. It turned out that when we doubled her height she was almost six and half feet tall!
Well my son just turned two in mid November and we decided to test the theory. Here is a photo of us measuring our sons height in mid-November.
As you could see he is 34″ tall. If you double that height you get to 68″ which translates to 5 feet 8 inches tall. Our pediatrician told us recently that while the theory is true the height isn’t exactly when the child is 24 months old. The child might reach half their adult height when they are either 23 months old or 25 months. Either way, this is pretty cool.
Now here is a picture of how tall he will be when he is an adult. I’m 5′ 11″ so it seems he will be a bit shorter. I just hope that he will still be as cute.
February 3rd, 2008 at 6:12 pm
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April 10th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
[...] with the pediatrician last week. Charlie is still a big boy! If it’s true what they say about kids reaching half their adult height around the age of two, then he’ll be about six feet [...]
September 18th, 2008 at 12:08 am
This is true! When my daughter was 2, I measured her. This number stated she would be 5′9″…at 17 years old, she is 5′ 71/2″, with time to grow. Cool, huh?
April 1st, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Does anyone know if this holds true with preemies as well? Just wondering.
April 27th, 2009 at 12:31 am
My son was 40″ at 24 months, so we thought he may be 6′8″! (I’m 5′8″, his dad is 6′2″, with 3 brothers over 6′5″.) Then when he was 11, the pediatrician said he’d be about 6′2″. He’s not quite 13, and he’s just under 5′8″, wearing a 13 shoe. He’s grown about 4″ (and 2 shoe sizes) in the last 5-6 months. I really don’t know what to believe!
December 4th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
im tall