Hi, I just turned 16 years old and I am 5'4". My mom is 5'0" and my dad is 5'7". Is there any chance that I will get any taller.
2006-09-01 12:02:14 · 11 answers · asked by Keith K 1 in Health ➔ Men's Health
At 5' 4" U r not very short. Short or tall is comparative to another.U have no chance of growing much taller.There r many more people who r much shorter.So get comfort with that feeling and live ur life happily.Good luck to U.
2006-09-01 12:18:59 · answer #1 · answered by SR BODA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Young men often grow until they are 18.
Girls on the other hand will not get any taller after 1 year of puberty.
Other question that play into it:
Are your parents taller than there parents? If so you may have a chance to get taller too.
Are your Parents, Grandparents, or GreatGrandparents from another Country? There is a genetic arc that children of immegrants fall under. That each generation for 3-4 generations gets taller a little by little until the maximum potential is reached.
In my family my Great Grandmother from Finland was 4'8, My Grandmother is 5'2", My Mother is 5'6 and I am 5'8" - A whole foot taller than my Great Grandmother.
Good Luck.
2006-09-01 19:10:51 · answer #2 · answered by Crystal Violet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Check out your grandparents. Any aunts or uncles? What is the tallest known relative that you have,(dead or alive)? You have a great chance to be at least as tall as your dad. Hang in there, stud!
2006-09-01 19:36:24 · answer #3 · answered by Emily C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try doing more exercises, such as playing basketball, swimming, etc. It's okay to be short even you can't grow taller. Not a big deal.
2006-09-02 01:47:14 · answer #4 · answered by Vicki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well a bit but im da same age as you and lodza lads in my year are bout da same youll proberbly grow like f**k all of a sudden this year r next. Its no harm to b too small either(trust me, being tall)
2006-09-01 19:23:02 · answer #5 · answered by Ripsrod 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you will grow taller. Your situation sounds very much like my first son, and he's now taller than I am. Don't worry.
2006-09-01 20:07:11 · answer #6 · answered by Carlos R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
damn im taller than you and im only 13 but since both of your parents are somewhat short you will be short
2006-09-01 21:05:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You'll probably still be short anyway.
2006-09-01 19:06:35 · answer #8 · answered by shmux 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start playing basketball dude
2006-09-01 19:05:20 · answer #9 · answered by Shan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lotzzzzz
2006-09-01 19:53:58 · answer #10 · answered by david 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋