Can't help you there. At age 8, SD was 105 pounds and wearing a women's XL. We couldn't find pants to fit her because to be big enough around in the waist they were really long. She could JUST get an 18 plus to fit around the waist but she was only about a size 8 in length, so... Dh actually used to try to blame it on her legs being too short. Whatever!

On the other hand, my BD8 is pretty small. She is about 55 pounds but tall for her age. We have the same problem with pants, as she can still wear a 5 in waist but needs an 8 or 10 for length. I just get her size 8 slim or size 10 slim and that mostly solves the problem. Then add a belt. But no athletic pants for her, as you can't use a belt with them.

And my sister has a tiny daughter. She's 6.5 and weighs less than 50 pounds and is also short for her age. Compare her to my BD5 and my BD looks like an amazon. My sister's daughter gets treated like a much younger child a lot. She doesn't ask to be carried but people always treat her "special" because she's so tiny, like it's a physical disability or something.

My SS18 up until SS16 was asked if he wanted the childrens menu - he is very slight for his age - DH is very tall but then again we are not sure if DH is the daddy - if it is who we think it is then SS18 will never get tall like DH!!!!

My ss will be 14 next month. He is small for his age. In fact, he was wearing a pair of 4/5 size shorts last summer when he came for a visit!! He currently wears a size 10 (in boys) jeans. He typcially wears a pair of athletic shorts underneath his pants. Even if he wears khaki shorts he will wear a pair of basketball shorts underneath-I'm not really sure why-but my guess is that they help his pants fit better and stay on. He also wears boxers underneath the athletic shorts. He typically wears my ds's handmedowns. DS is a little over a year younger than him but several sizes bigger than ss (and he too is somewhat small for his age)-so ss is noticeably small and sticks out when with a group of his peers.

I used to have problems finding pants for my SD12, but since she "started" last year, her hips have spread and it is a bit easier. She has no hope for being big as BM is less than 5' and her dad is only 5'4".

My bios are really tiny. BS 21 mos is in the 3rd percentile for weight! He only weighs about 22 lbs. BD4 is a string bean and her 3T pants fall off of her (but smaller pants are too short). She only weighs 29 lbs! I am 5'2"...doc says they will both outgrow me and BS will outgrow his dad, too! YAY! My kids are very healthy, they eat some junk on occasion but they love their fruits and veggies...just have small genes!

I'm dealing with the other side of this.

SD7 is 130 pounds and wears a kid size 16. We're taking the girls SD4 and 7 to WDW this July.

I'm having the hardest time finding cute things for the 7 year old to wear while on vacation. I want to get them princess dresses and Minnie Mouse outfits for our character meals but I'm not having any luck.

I feel bad because I've found a ton of cute stuff the 4 year old but nothing for the other one. I don't want her to feel left out.

Opposite problem here.

SD17 is about 5'9", and weighs over 200 pounds. She wears a lot of men's clothing. Still growing.

SS20 is done growing in height, but not in girth. 300 + pounds and still getting heavier.

Not my problem anymore, unless SD17 starts "belly-dancing" again, like she did the last time she was over to visit. The image of her gut fopping around is seared on the back of my retina.

We have issues with clothes fitting too. SS is average height but really thin, so to get pants long enough they fall right off his butt. Now that hes a bit older (10) its easier to find slim pants. When he was smaller, it was impossible to dress him without having to sew and alter his pants. SD has the opposite problem. She's also average height, but much "thicker", to put it nicely, than average. So to fit her waist, the pants are too long. By the time she's growing into the length, she's busting out of the waist. When she was 3 (before I got her and slimmed her down) she was wearing a size 5/6 pant and having to have the bottom 6 inches of the pant leg hemmed up.

BS is tall and lean too..... Not nearly as bad as SS though. We just make sure to get him the pants with the adjustable elastic waist and he's fine.

Can't help you there. I was always small for my age as a child. My bios were "average" sized.

The Behemoth on the other hand is an AMAZON and all three of her kids are extremely large and look much, much older than they really are. Prince Hygiene was almost my height before he turned 7. (I'm 5' 3")

SD11 is very small...short and very skinny. I truly believe it is because she eats so terribly. Her friends are so much bigger than her..she looks and acts like a much younger child...she still rides in the grocery cart and lays completely on top of or in the chair next to her dad demanding sometimes he rock her like an infant.

My ss14, despite being so small wants to eat constantly. He is almost obsessed with food it seems. However, I've really noticed in the few weeks we've had him full time is that he wants to graze. Put an awesome meal in front of him and he'll say, "My medication makes me not want to eat"-but if we allow him to he will graze all day-every 30 minutes or so he will want a snack-his snacks are relatively healthy as we dont have tons of junk here-but I really do think it is almost obsessive in nature. We can have dinner and literally 15 minutes later he will ask for a snack. One of my other kids will say, "SS you just ate!" and he will say, "Oh, I forgot".

Oh my yes...SD11 is obsessed with food too. She too doesn't eat regular meals ever unless it is fast food or something from the freezer and then she only eats a couple bites...30 minutes later she is eating a couple bites of some other kind of junk. I agree it is almost OCD with her and food. She will not even be at home and text or call her father to ask what "we" (her included when she isn't even there)are having for dinner...it's an everyday thing several times in a day.

My BD is almost 8. We hv the same probs, as she is short & thin. Very active child!!

I found a clothes (pant, shorts, skirts, etc) solution!!! I buy her clothes from Justice for Girls. They have adjustble pants (inside the waist bands). So now I buy them to fit length & adjust the waiste. Ive also found them from Kholes & Old Navy. What a lifesaver!!

My daughter is prob going to be alot like me, petite. I think Childrens Place has the pants too. Just thought Id pass this info to you all. Hopefully it will help someone else out.

SD10 can wear the same clothes as DD6. SD10 is taller but extremely small for her age.

I've never shopped for clothes for SD but my MIL has said SD gets most of her clothes at a few shops that cater to asian community. The sizes run a lot smaller.

My 4 year old is bigger then SS8! Even his (almost) 7 year old sister is bigger then he is. He wears like a size 5, SO makes fun of him though because his head is completely misproportioned with his body, he says he has a bobble head. lol