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What Causes Abnormal Height Growth In Child?

My daughter is 5ft 8inches and she is only 11yrs old.her dad is 6ft 1inches and I am 5ft 9inches I don t know if she is so tall due to her parents being tall or there is another reason. Apart from that she is a healthy child.when will she stop growing
Fri, 27 Feb 2015
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HI...I Understand your concern. According to her age the height centile is coming to more than 99th centile. This is higher for her age. But as both the parents are taller, this cannot be taken as abnormal too.

The best way to assess height is not once time reading, but a serial record of heights at regular intervals since her childhood.

If you can get back to me with her serial record of heights at regualr intervals since her childhood along with her exact date of birth and both of your heights in centimeters exactly. I will be glad to guide you more scientifically.

You can approach me at the following link. Please find the link below.
www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-sumanth-amperayani/67696

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What Causes Abnormal Height Growth In Child?

HI...I Understand your concern. According to her age the height centile is coming to more than 99th centile. This is higher for her age. But as both the parents are taller, this cannot be taken as abnormal too. The best way to assess height is not once time reading, but a serial record of heights at regular intervals since her childhood. If you can get back to me with her serial record of heights at regualr intervals since her childhood along with her exact date of birth and both of your heights in centimeters exactly. I will be glad to guide you more scientifically. You can approach me at the following link. Please find the link below. www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-sumanth-amperayani/67696