Size is everything whatever the years

This week had a few problems with the height of my 7 year old son. He is 154cm.

After winning a competition, the prize was a kids jacket. They called to ask what size, I said he is 7 but in 10 to 12 year old clothes. They completely wrote this off stating their own child was a 'big' 7 and that a 7 year old size would fit fine.

The prize turns up and was tiny, we gave it to someone who was 5.

Next I try to buy a Nike thermal sports top, (an expensive vest) for his football. Bought a 10 year olds size and it just fits him. (had to buy the Reebok one in the end, no Nike's left much to my sons disgust).

Next up was a new bike for his birthday, looking through many websites and the like could not really find what wouold be the right size, but had made my mind up the 24inch bike form Halford would do it.

In the end, I decided to take him with me to get the bike just to check the size. At the shop I get 'a 24inch bike will be too small for him' this bike is supposed to be for 8 to 12 year olds. I ended up buying a Gents ATB bike with 26inch wheels a full size adult bike, and... its the right size.

It is time to abandon the sizing of thing by childs age, and go purely by height of the child, an expensive week in the life of a child.