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Foot growth
Ok, weird question...
My son is 8 years old and his height and weight is quite normal. He is at about the 50th percentile on the charts.
His feet have not grown in 3 years. He has worn the same size 1 shoes since kindergarten!
I never thought anything about it until we were shoe shopping last night and my husband seemed worried and said we should call the doctor.
Do you think it's normal and that he has slow feet, or maybe his growth is stunted??
Thanks for the advice!
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If you're truly concerned, I would set up an appointment with a local endocronologist. Only good can come from the visit. If you find out nothing's wrong, great; if you find out there's a problem, you'll be glad you went to get it checked out.
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Hey there, when any child is growing they grow not necesssarily as we adults assume they will or should. Despite him being middle of the growth charts right now he may end up being on the short side depending of course on the family genes which would make it very normal that he has small feet. Also it could be that he will be due for a growth spurt usually around 8-9 boys especially shoot up and out. I would ask your doctor next time he goes for a check up but it is nothing to worry about excessively.
If he has been otherwise healthy and there were never any suspected genetic disorders I would just wait and see.
Hope this helps.
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I doubt his growth is stunted.. but a trip to the doctor on something like that is always a good call if you can afford it.
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It is abnormal and you should get him checked out by a doctor. It doesn't mean that you have to worry though, it could just be that he has small feet.
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i don't think this is totally weird, but could be a problem in the future if it isn't checked out. my friend [whos around 16] wears a size 4 shoe & is a bit short, but girls her size have been wearing size 7s. he is only 8 years old. if you are really worried, you can take him to a family doctor. you also have to take into account, that since he is 8, he most likely did not hit puberty yet. once puberty hits, his feet will probably grow tremendously. if not, then you should start worrying. it would not be a bad idea to see a doctor about this.
-hope that helped!♥
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