PSA to fan creators who don't have a lot of regular contact with children: They are almost always bigger than you think. A 1-year-old baby may already be walking. A toddler is likely already hip-high. A 10-year-old may already be taller than at least one of their parents. A 14/15 year old may already have reached their adult height.
Via @watertightvines
Here's the link. It was actually not immediately easy to find, so I thought this might help.
[Image ID: Tumblr tags reading: I am once again asking everyone writing kids ages 14 and under to read Yardsticks on openlibrary dot org
you don't even have to read the whole thing just read the section for the age you're writing
it will tell you where they most likely are re: physical emotional and cognitive development
also please stop drawing characters who are like 8 as waist-high on their teenage siblings
or 12-year-olds as teeny weeny next to adults
I was the smallest kid in my class and I was still 4'6 by the time I was 11
and the 7th graders are always taller than I am by the time springs rolls around /End ID]
To be fair- that's I'm guessing a good standard but there's exceptions. My family has this friend, and when we went to visit them once his 8 year old kid was shorter than my 6 year old sister- it was quite baffling but it still happens ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'm still taking this in mind when I'm writing tho.
