Little Big Ones

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Not all tall people are adults, so we want to provide a service to tall children, teenagers, and their parents.

Perhaps you are a parent, and simply want to talk with the parents of other tall children, and to share experiences. For example, how do you get the teachers to understand that just because a child appears to be several years older than it is it does not mean that they can perform to the expected level.

Unreasonably high expectations which a child cannot live up to may leave it with a sense of inadequacy or failure, and shatter its self-confidence. Teachers especially need to be made aware of this.

Tall children are also disproportionately likely to be bullied at school, something that most adults do not appreciate. The tall child has to be the aggressor, right? Wrong, and you need to make sure that the adults your child comes into daily contact with understand this.

You may feel that your doctor has been less than sympathetic about your concerns over your child's height. We can provide basic information about the medical syndromes which may lead to unexpected height, some of which are explained in our Medical Information section.

We are learning more about what tall children need and want, and what their parents' concerns are. You can help, by letting us know what you want to see in this section.

Just send us an email and tell us what you want from this service, or write to the club at the usual address.

Internet Resources of Interest

For information relating to children's height please see the Statistics section of the Internet Resources page.

For books that may be of interest to small children please see the Books section of the Articles page.

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