his age / at his age

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his age / at his age

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is this sentence below correct?
‘while the other children his age were learning to walk, he was on skis. ‘

“children his age” is correct?

or
“ children at his age” should be?
(children who are at his age)
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Re: his age / at his age

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Acceptable as written, but alternatively, 'children OF his age'.
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