Well, my whole hand from base of palm to extended middle finger tip is just over 6 inches. I suppose I have small hands, but I've found that increasing grip strength (there's a few ways) greatly increases what I can grasp and hold, and it does translate to larger diameter things. In fact, people train with larger diameter things to get better grip strength.
So mainly, I think it's a matter of working on your grip strength. You can't help the crap where arm placement is too wide for your frame, and that sucks, I've had that issue a few times, but at least when it comes to your grip that can be improved. Calluses are gonna happen, most of the time, and they stop/get better when your hands toughen up enough from extended use.
Welcome. There are people here who do train youth, and hopefully someone will stop by and be able to help ya more.
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