At 2 years old, Obi-2 is 34 inches tall. His brother, at 3 1/2, is 39 inches tall. (These stats are just for those of you keeping track - and to help me someday when I fill out a baby book.)
Supposedly you can multiply a boy's two-year-old height by two, and predict his adult height. So, we're a bit curious... Obi-2, 5'8"?? That doesn't seem to make much sense to me. Mr. Kenobi & I are both tall. Our families are very tall - we're each the shortest sibling. In fact, there's nobody (not even my beautiful mother) who is shorter than 5'8" for a couple generations!
So is this really science, or just bad folklore?
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I'm hoping this folklore is true as I'm only 5'0. DearDaughter is only 17 months and she's already 31" tall, already making her at least 5'2" if we double that. Hopefully she grows a little more in the next 7 months because I want children taller than me :)
Anyway, I wasn't sure how to contact you about the article you read on my blog, "Freedom from Quiet Time Guilt". I just wanted to let you know that I am not the author of that article. I found it on another website, which I link the article back to. The actual author's name is Greg Johnson and you can find the original article here:
http://gregscouch.homestead.com/files/quiet_time_guilt.htm.
I just didn't want to take the credit for something I didn't write:)
Thanks In Pursuit! I did realize that, of course after I'd posted my comment thanking you. :)
To add to the confusion on height, I have also heard that the "half-point" age for girls is actually 3 years old, while boys are 2?!?
I will need to google this and find more info. Now I'm very curious.
So, I've found some interesting info, for those who are following & eagerly awaiting the all-important prediction of the Kenobi children's height. (ha ha)
There are several methods, and Two Years Times Two Method is one of them. It "uses simple linear regressions." Another, maybe more accurate predictor is "based on the parents' midparental height." This is over 60% accurate.
More info:
http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/growthcharts2/a/height_predictr.htm
To give perspective, of course, there is a lot of good reminders about how different children develop at different stages. Also, it's frequently mentioned that diet & nutrition, as well as other health factors, make a big impact on a child's growth.
So, there's your little biology lesson for the day. :)
I looked into this, too, when my oldest was 2. The first method tells me that my oldest will be 5'7 as an adult. Believable since I am 5'6" and hubby is 6'2". However, she has been in the 90th percentile since birth for height and I am the shortest one in the family. The second method gave a range of like, 5'6 to 6' or something like that. Of course, at 7, I am still waiting to find out. ;)
Having said that, it is not always true that a child is at least as tall as its parents. My mom was 5'9" and my father 6'1". My brother ended up being 6'4". Clearly, I got shorted on the height thing. ;)
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