Do you think my daughter looks her age?

[boxwoman]

[Removed. Reaction made me reconsider.]

 

[OhMari]

My daughter looked similar, but to be honest she looks about 10: She has a very sweet smile.

 

[moniqueand2]

Maybe 9?

 

[brockash]

She just turned 8 and is in second grade.

I work in an elementary school and honestly kid come in all different sizes/growth spurts. I have some kids who are super tiny and I have a 5th grader who could literally pass as an 8th/9th grader.

I think she definitely looks older than the "average" 8 year old and I'd guess around 10/11, but that's not to say I don't have other 2nd graders that look the same. She probably just hit growth spurts earlier, and it'll probably all even out in a couple years.

 

[brooke789]

I have 2 2nd graders (both 7...8 in June). She looks taller, bigger and more 'grown up' than both of them.

ETA: We had an event at school today for the entire 2nd grade. I was just scrolling through pictures and she looks older and more 'endowed' than every single student in our 2nd grade.

When I was a kid i remember my mom saying no one ever believed my age. She actually had 'state ids' made that were like a drivers license for kids. When we got denied a kids meal (or whatever) she'd whip out those cards.

 

[potterfanatic]

I have three daughters and would also say she looks around 10.

 

[bellebud]

She looks about 10, and adorable.

 

[AnnaFloridaLover]

I think you should take down this picture of your daughter right now. This isn't a proper inquiry to put over the internet.

 

[mom2rtk]

Why do you ask?

 

[Gumbo4x4]

We have 2 daughters, 17 & 12. I would guess 10, but 8 is totally believable.

 

[dminnie]

I think you should take down this picture of your daughter right now. This isn't a proper inquiry to put over the internet.[/


I totally agree with this comment.

 

[ronandannette]

Why do you ask?

Yeah, @boxwoman - you clearly have an opinion of your own; what is it you want people to say? You want us to confirm that she looks older to or that she doesn't? Personally, I've got no idea how old kids are when I see them and almost never guess right.

 

[MamaBelle4]

I think you should take down this picture of your daughter right now. This isn't a proper inquiry to put over the internet.

People post pics of their kids on here on trip reports or as their avatar. What's the difference?

 

[hegsag]

Awe! What a cutie patootie! I would say she looks more like a 5th grader; however, both my kids are tiny for their age so that may make me think she looks older...

 

[BLAZEY]

My daughter is 8 and in grade 3. Looking at you daughter I'd say 10-11 grade 5-6. She's got a great smile

 

[dish rag]

People post pics of their kids on here on trip reports or as their avatar. What's the difference?

That's equally wrong.

 

[sam_gordon]

That's equally wrong.

Why? I don't get it. OK, it may not be what you'd do, but what's wrong about it?

Or are we going to hear how someone may see this random picture on a Disney message board and somehow track down the child and contact/kidnap/whatever?

 

[gopack]

My DD was the tallest kid in 3rd grade at her school ( boys and girls). By the time she was in 6th grade she was an average height for her age. She also looked older than her age.

 

[Marchand63]

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People post pics of their kids on here on trip reports or as their avatar. What's the difference?

Glad she took it down. A firm rule for us is no pix on Internet that aren't locked down to family & close friends.

 

[MomOfDisneyPrincess]

The photo is already down, so I cannot comment on that specifically, but whatever it's worth, we all need to learn to love the bodies we are in. DD has always been tall for her age. She is the tallest in her class and she is also the youngest. I believe she is mistaken for being older and therefore judged as being "immature". I cannot control what other people think or assume about my child, but I can influence how DD feels about herself. We have always known she would be tall, so we have always talked about being tall as a wonderful thing. Now, if I had a child who was destined to be short, I would have spent all my time talking about how wonderful it is to be petite.