Meerut boy is world’s tallest toddler at 4 feet, 5 inches

A two-and-a-half-year-old Indian boy with a height of 4 feet, 5 inches is believed to be the tallest toddler in the world. Karan Singh, who is the son of Asia’s tallest woman measuring 7 feet, 2 inches, is twice the size of his friends of the same age in Meerut. His record-breaking mother believes this is only the start.

“He was born big and is already half as tall as me, so I believe he will outgrow me soon,” The Telegraph quoted basketball-playing Shweatlana Singh, who dwarfs her husband, Sanjay, who himself towers over most people at 6ft 7in. Karan, who was twice the size of normal babies at birth, weighing 13lbs and measuring 2ft, never fitted into baby clothes. He now wears clothes designed for children aged 10.

The constantly-hungry toddler eats five apples in a go and demands 10 teaspoons of honey a day. The family spends Rs8,800 a month on food — almost three times their neighbours’ budgets. “When Karan wakes up in the morning, he first asks for food and tea. Whenever he sees anybody eating, he asks for food,” the boy’s mother said. “He’d never stop eating if I didn’t force him to.”

When Karan went to nursery school, teachers refused to admit him.

Shweatlana is preparing to represent India in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi next week at basketball.