I stopped getting taller when I was 12. I've been 5'2" tall ever since. I know some people who are 16 & 17 who are STILL sprouting & getting taller. Does it vary from person-to-person? I've known girls who wer 5'0" @ the age of 13 & by the time they're 17, they're 5'10".
2007-07-17 15:54:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
Dear Shorty, (LOL LOL)
Some girls do continue to grow, but it is not unusual for girls to gain their full height by age 12. It is completely normal. Just think, the tall girls wish they would stop growing.
You are normal, don't worry.
2007-07-17 20:54:15 · answer #1 · answered by Patti C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I stopped growing when I was only 10 (seriously...been 5'2 ever since.) I used to be a GIANT and now I'm tiny! It's pretty weird. Some people don't even start growing till around 16. Most of the kids I went to school with went through a growth spurt in the seventh or eighth grade, then again about three years later. It depends on when people start puberty. I started at age 7 so for me it ended really early.
2007-07-17 23:32:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing you're a girl so this is my advice or should I say my story. At 11 my height was 5'1 at 20 soon to be 21 my height is...you guessed it 5'1. All I can say is be happy with who you are. The advantage to being this short is it isn't hard to find a taller boyfriend. :-)! But like I said be happy with who you are, I know I am.
2007-07-17 23:59:37 · answer #3 · answered by CPSweetie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it varies from person to person but so what? that's what makes the world go round.
2007-07-17 23:02:39 · answer #4 · answered by Xx_kiwi_xX 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your ethnic heritage may have something to do with it. like if you have a latin or asian blood line you will be shorter. im 100% italian so im pretty short. 5'7
2007-07-17 23:20:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
may be your parents are kinda short
or you should eat cane ha ha just kidding
i'm also short but ....take it easy
2007-07-17 23:57:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People are different, can't really explain it much more than that.
2007-07-17 23:14:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe its genetics or maybe you started puberty early i dont know
2007-07-17 23:52:13 · answer #8 · answered by *Jenn* 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should have eaten your vegetables.
2007-07-17 23:10:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋