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Darshana at the age of ten constantly wondered why she was shorter than all of her friends. She simply hated craning her neck upwards to speak to people. One day at school, the teacher asked them to stand in size order. Little feet shuffled about and after hustling around for a bit, Darshana found herself in the front of the line. She was the shortest in her class. Her face scrunched up and tears started to role down her charlie brown cheeks.

Why is your child short there could be many medical problems that might cause your child to be short. He might have a growth hormone deficiency.

Is you child also short in height. Does he feel concious about his height. Share with us! Shanda replied. I have 4 kids, the three oldest are boys. My third child is 5 and is very small for his age. His older brothers have grown normally, but he is a full head shorter than any other 5 year old. So far it doesn't bother him that he is shorter than everyone at his school, but I know sooner or later it will bother him. It bothers me alot, especially because I seem to have to keep telling everyone I don't know why he is short. People constantly say things about his being so small. Especially my sister in law. She has a 4 year old who is bigger than normal and over weight, and she thinks its great that he is so much bigger than my son. She says something about it every time we see them. I wish there was something I could do for him. As he gets older, I know it will become hard for him as it is for me now. Lavina replied. Do height growth tablets really help?