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how big is your 6-7 year old?

post #1 of 45
9/20/10 at 9:57pm
Thread Starter 
i'm just curios what other 6-7 year olds height and weight are. my son is on the smaller side and our GI specialist is sending us to a nutritionist to see if she can help. DS will be 7 in December and is 43# and 43 inches tall.
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post #2 of 45
9/20/10 at 10:00pm
My dd is 6, her birthday is in November, and she is on the big end of the scale. She's 52" tall and about 80 lbs.
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post #3 of 45
9/20/10 at 10:01pm
Well my son will be 7 February 27th. He is about 39 pounds. Off the top of my head I am not sure how tall he is right now.
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post #4 of 45
9/20/10 at 11:13pm
My DD will be 7 at the end of November and is the smallest in her class. She's about 43# and 45" tall. Her best friend is an inch taller and about 10# more.

I have an apt with my doc on Wed to look into things. I had thyroid disease and I want her tested for Hashimoto's.

Her cousin, who will turn 8 in January, is about her height and probably weighs the same or less. It could be genetic.
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post #5 of 45
9/20/10 at 11:24pm
He will be 7 at the end of the year. He is 68# and 4'5". He's an unusually tall kid, though - certainly not average.
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post #6 of 45
9/21/10 at 12:55am
Our six year old dd 4'1" and 60 lbs. (apx.) She's in the 90th percentile for both.

A lot of this is genetics. If you're worried about growth, make sure you look at extended family if you can.
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post #7 of 45
9/21/10 at 1:06am
Thread Starter 
thanks everyone. i'm not worried. DH was very petite until a late puberty and he shot up to nearly 6ft. both my DS and DD eat nearly the same food and she's in the 90% and he's in the 10%. DS is lean and very healthy looking. he's got healthy hair and nails and lots of energy. i think it's just genetics in our case. i'd still like to hear more from others.
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post #8 of 45
9/21/10 at 1:14am
my son is 7 and hovers around 40 lbs. He is of average height (same as most of his classmates). We used to be concerned about his nutritional intake (or lack thereof, lol), but my husband was a scrawny kid too, so I figure it's genetic as well. We did a Complete blood count and it came back ok.
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post #9 of 45
9/21/10 at 1:38am
My youngest just turned 7. He is 53 pounds. I am not sure what his height is. but he fits into size 7 clothing (Canada) and a 13 or one size shoe.
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post #10 of 45
9/21/10 at 2:21am
My daughter will be 7 in October and I don't know how much she weighs, I haven't weighed her in awhile. She is probably about 80 lbs. I'm not sure how tall she is, but probably around 48"-50". She's pretty big.
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post #11 of 45
9/21/10 at 4:26am

Our Oldest

Our oldest turned six in May. She is about 41lbs and I think she is 44 inches tall. She's on the cusp between size five and size six clothing. Size 5 pants seem to fit better, but a lot of size 5 dresses are too short. She needs size six in long sleeved shirts for the arm length.

I buy her slim jeans and need to pull the waist in with the adjusters, but I don't actually think she looks slim. I wonder if kids' clothes are getting bigger. Our younger DD legitimately looks skinny and slim jeans are still too big for her.
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post #12 of 45
9/21/10 at 7:05am
My DD is 7.5 and 42 pounds.
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post #13 of 45
9/21/10 at 9:47am
DD1 is just six, and is 45ish pounds and 48 inches.
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post #14 of 45
9/21/10 at 10:48am
[Hi Llyra from Sept 04 DDC!! Boy, does that seem long ago.]

My DD, also just 6, is 45 lbs & 46 inches. Not quite tall enough to go on the big rides at the fair, to her great consternation
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post #15 of 45
9/21/10 at 11:10am
My 7.5 yr. old is 4'2.5" and 57 lbs. He seems really skinny to me and needs slim or adjustable waist pants.
My 4.5 yr. old is 43" and 44 lbs. so that does seem small for a 7 yr. old!
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post #16 of 45
9/21/10 at 11:19am
My dd is 6, almost 7. She's 4'4" and weighs 71 pounds.
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post #17 of 45
9/21/10 at 12:00pm
My 7 yo is 4 ft 2 (50 inches) in and 60 lb--He feels awfully heavy but he is rail thin.

I'd say the OP stats show a definitly small kid but some are just naturally petite. We have aquaintances whose whole family is like that. The parents are petite and thin, and their kids are too. My 3.5 yo is rapidly gaining on their 5 and 8 year olds. But then, all my kids are way on the other end of the charts, we called the younger two "Moose babies".
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post #18 of 45
9/21/10 at 12:21pm
My daughter turned 7 in June. She is pretty tiny. 45 inches tall. I am not sure of her weight but she fits in a size 6 clothing. Some 5's even fit her. She gets mistaken for 5 all the time. I am pretty short (5' 3.5") and hubby is pretty short as well (5'6").
We have friends that have an 8 year old that is almost as tall as me. It is funny to see my 7 year old and her 8 year old stand next to each other.
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post #19 of 45
9/21/10 at 2:26pm
My oldest (boy) is 7 3/4 and he is a little over 4' tall (I think) and 53ish lb. When he turned 7, I think he was about 46" and 50 lb. I also have a 5 year old (girl) who is 39.5" and 32 lb. I will be surprised if she is much over 40 lb when she hits 7.
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post #20 of 45
9/21/10 at 2:40pm
My daughter had a check-up in June, which was three months after she turned six. I can't remember her height, but she weighed 41 pounds which places her in the 20th percentile. Later this summer, a scale at camp weighed her as 39 pounds and she was prohibited from participating in some carnival rides because she didn't reach the 40-lb mark...I guess they were very confident in their scale.
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