Girls reach their full height when they are about 18 years old, but boys keep growing taller for a few more years.
There are two periods in your life when you grow very rapidly. The first period began right after you were born and lasted until you were about six months old. The second period occurs when you reach your early teens. Girls grow faster than boys until they become teen-agers, then boys catch up and grow faster and stronger.
Your head stops growing earlier than the rest of you. When you were a newborn baby, you looked as if you were almost all head. By the time you were 10, your head was nearly full size.
The bones of your arms and legs were short when you were a baby. When you reached the age of 9, your bones started to grow rapidly and will keep growing until you reach your full height.
Besides growing taller, your body changes in other ways. When a boy is about 13 years old, his voice begins to get deeper and he may begin to grow a beard. About the age of 13, a girl’s body begins to look and function like a woman’s. Inside the bodies of both teen-age girls and boys, important changes are taking place, changes that make it possible for boys and girls, when they are older, to become fathers and mothers.
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I am a girl. According to this, I have 3 years of growing left. I hope I grow 3 more inches!!
im 15 and im about 6ft what will be my average hight when im older
I hate being tall! the only good thing about it, is i can get beer, and older women…
i’m just 14 & 5′ 5″.. and a girl (: haha. i hope i’m done
Im 17…6’9 ..what will i do to decrease my height????
im almost 19 & a girl. i started having pains in my back, hips, & knees not long ago for no apparent reason. my mom said i went through the same thing about 4 years ago before growing 2″
My period came early when i was in primary school . Now I am very short and i’m scared I cant grow anymore …
um how tall r u?????
when you do yoga your might gets stronger, make sure you stretch after the yoga session (the yoga is primarily stretching, just make sure you stretch while standing) this will promote energy throughout your body which could help that to be your height of a taller size
lol i stretch too and yeah I guess it could help but really idk but I stretch alot too get in the habit of stretching cause I wanna look tall all the time. although most of the time I stretch on ground. sometimes while standing
great i just got my period and im going 2 be the shortest of all my friends
You just got your “friend” so most likely you will keep growing. Usally you stop growing after 2 years of consitant periods. best of luck to you
WHAT? I am nearly 14 and im only 5″. i have had my period since I was 12. Does that mean I’m not going to grow?
i got my first periode and well…….
not growing much. Now i had my second period. Do i start growing now? or after teh period? reply please!!!!!!!!!!
ugh im 16 and male 5″2 hopefully they’ll be some big changes during this year.. and damn I cant get any girls lol =P I can only impress.. not gett maybe get if I try harder..
Hi im 6ft 4 and 21 i also have a massive head
im a female im 14, i’l be 15 this month i’m currently 5’2 1/2 i started my period when i was about 12 maybe just turned 13, do you think i will grow any taller, i kinda like the height im at the now and would like to stay this height because growing up i was always one of the tallest kids in my class and now there are more people taller than me and i kinda like it.
Hi,
My name is Bethany i am 12 years old.
i started my period when i was 11.
i am about 5ft4.
i am the tallest in my class and i dont like it.
I want to stop growing,
Any idias?
drink coffee and pop
Drinking coffee and pop does help you stop growing but has side effects
seriously you are 5’4 and 12 ????
I am 14 and 4’11 and 3/4
5’4 is not that tall. Its average for grown women. If you have had your period for about 2 years STRAIGHT you will slow down in height and foot growth.
Are you sure coffee and pop can stop you from growing or your bones from developing.
I am on this site asking questions about my 12 yr old daughter-I want her to be tall, but short is whom my 8 year old will be and she too is a beauty! Be happy with who you are-height is just a number-Look in the mirror and tell yourself you are smart and beautiful/handsome. Say it everyday and you will begin to feel that you are both. I tell my kids that God doesn’t make mistakes-we are who we are supposed to be! I was told that I would never have kids-I have 3. I wouldn’t care if they were green and 2 feet tall. Look in your mirror and shine young ones-life is fun, breath and believe it is fun and it will be!!!! Love is all around you!
yes i have a good while to grow
Im 5 feet & 15 years old. this post is giving me hope.
i hope i do grow.
im 14 nd im the smalest in my year group i hate it i think i stop growing 4’9 really short :’(
i wouldn’t worry too much as long as you eat right and stay fir and haven’t had your “friend” for more then two years
If you’ve had your “friend” for 2 years and you’re 12 (and 4ft 10″) is that worrying…?
*Trembles with fear*
I am 19. 6 foot and like it becaus i am taller than most, yet I wouldn’t mind being that little bit taller. Here’s to hope!
i am 15 barely 5’2 and a girl i hope i grow 2 more inches!
i’m 15 and i’m about 166cm tall. thats kind of short for a 15 year old, is it?
Dear Haniff,
I can not assure you the average height for a 15 year old. I am 11 and a half and 159cm. The tallest in my class.
who the hell on this earth wrote this crap… i mean i want to stop growing. who wrote this. i am only 5ft4&1/2 , earlier i used to be the tallest in my class & you know what ? i likked it very much.
but now almost everyone was getting taller than me.luckyly i changed my school. every girl
was feeling so happy & proud that they were getting taller than me , they used to tease me everyday indirectly . in the new school almost everyone is taller than me. i just turned 14 and don’t
know what to do to get tall. my mother is not tall my father is only 5ft8 . my elder brother’s wife is so
evil she teases my mother and fell happy about being taller than me . she is only 5ft5 only half a inch
taller than me & fell proud. and now because of her everyone in the house wants me to become 5.6
i am so much in tension what the hell should i do.
Ugh puberty. That time of the month AGAIN?!?!?! lol. Well, I am 5’5 and I’m only 12. I have always been tall but now I look like a little skinny line. Yeah, the upper half of me is developing but hips…. yeah. When do they come in? It’s not fair how some of my friends get attention because they weigh more and developed faster. So do I have like a year to go or something?
Having ur period doesn’t really stop u from growing. i got my first period when i was 11 and 5’3”. Now i’m 17 and 5’10″.At the time most people thought i would be at most 5’6″ but nope. I havent taken a cm ince last year so i’m probally done.God thank u because i hate being giant! But the thing is that my body is a bit special, it produces too much hormones. btw drinking milk also does help alot.
i am 14 and just under 5ft and have always been rly short especially when i started middle school a couple of years ago i was about 52 inches tall when i was 11 and that is the average 8 year old
i am a girl who has not gotten her period yet am i going to be very tall?
it really depends. You are lucky. you also didn’t tell us how tall u are
not much to go off of.
I didnt get mine till i was 16 and im 5″6.5 – its not spectacularly tall/small (Im 18 and so doubt this will change) Alot of it is down to your genetic make up.
I’ve had my period for 2 years (when I was 10) and am now 4ft 10″ and I’m now 12 so there’s really no telling…
i am boy 16 and half years old i am 1.78 santimeters high but i was playing basketbal before 1 year hope i reach 1.80-2
omg this world going crazy the avarage heigh gor mans is 1.78.. for gils 1.65 now 11 years old girl 1.70 you are some stupid and boys 13 years old 2 meters.. stop taking those steroids and anabolites.. they make you growth but they have bad side effect!
Hi im a boy at the age of 17 im 6ft 5, ive always been the tallest or one of the tallest in my classes. Does anyone know if I will grow anymore?
uugghh
ok so my name is well lets just call me jasmine,
im 12,13 in january my current height is 4’11 (almost 5′ but not quiet)
ive had my “friend” for prty much 2 1/2 years straight now(except for one point where it skipped 2 months but is was the same ever sence)
im the shortest in ALL my classes, i realy never started early (not much development) but it just seemed 2 come earler than other ppls but anywho,
will i grow any more?
and is there any particular things(il do anything that doest require sugery,shots or pills 2 much money) i can do 2 increase my height? how much growth do i got left?
and i kno this sounds odd but my head seems kinda small on me(im not fat or big boned) will it grow any more like AT ALL.
thanks,srry if i babbled 2 much!
Okay well I’m gonna be 13 in 2 weeks I’m a girl and this summer I grew an inch. Normally I grow less that half an inch during the summer now I’m 5’3 1/2 and my legs hurt like all the time. My friends seemed to grow a lot taller after they turned 13 and will I do that it seems like I am, and I’ve always been one of the tallest in my class.
well i have never gotten my period and i am 12 and turning 13 in november so how do i know when i can get it need help
Its totaly random. I got mine when I was 16 (very late) but my younger sister got hers when she was 11. I wouldn’t go looking for it if I were you though =)
i am 12 turning 13 in September, and i haven’t gotten my period yet
i’m probably around 5’2 or 5’3 i don’t really know…
how tall would i be ?
I don’t know how tall you’ll be but I’m sure that you’re not very short. I’m 12 and 4ft 10″ and I got my period at 10!!! Believe me, you DON’T want your period AT ALL. Boys nowadays are so immature and will make fun out of a girl for having her period at any chance he gets.
i am 6ft 2, and i am only 13. when will i stop growing and how tall will i be? i want to be realy tal when i stop hopefully 6ft 8-9 any help?
I am 14 and i am 4’11″ i hope i dont stop growing!! any suggestions?? please reply??
i’m 17 and i’m only 5ft 1 i’m so sad i hope I could get to 5ft5 that’s perfect when can i get to 5ft 5
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I just turned 18 this month and am only 5’5″. My voice only cracked a month ago or so and I still don’t have facial hair. I only started growing when I was about 16 or 17.
I’m 13 and a girl and 5ft7 / 8 and shoe size 9 and I started my period when I was around 11 is there any chance I will be around 5ft 10 ? or will I stop growing now?
Well I’m 18 and I’m 5’9 which is short all I wanna grow is 2 inches is it possible plzz reply
First of all, I don’t think getting your period has anything to do with your height, that’s a completely different system from your bones.
Second, girls tend to stop growing around high school, but guys usually grow until their twenties.
OMG, thanks!!! I started my period when I was 10 and am now 12 and 4ft 10″, I was starting to get scared that I’d NEVER grow taller.
xxx
P.S Does anyone know when a girl’s breasts should start to look more mature because I’ve had breasts buds since I was 7 and now my bra size is negative 3 inches. Seriously, is this normal? When should a girl’s breasts hit a AA cup, because I can’t even fit into crop tops.