is it true you stop growing when you turn 18?

Question

if so whyyyy
and if not then when ??
HELP

Answer 1

Females usually stop growing at 15 and often earlier and males at 18 and often earlier but sometimes growth continues beyond those ages.

Answer 2

It is true that a girl s growth slows down once she starts her periods, but it doesn t stop completely. For the next two years after the period starts, there is usually a little bit more growth, about one to three inches. There are usually not large growth spurts once the period starts.

There is a formula that we use in pediatrics to estimate the size one expects a child to be, based solely on the parents heights. This is called the mid-parental height. It does not give an accurate prediction of a child s ultimate height, but does give a range, based on genetic factors. If either of the parents had health problems as a child, then this estimate may not be accurate.

The way that this formula works is that if the child is a girl, you subtract five inches from the father s height, and then average the result with the mother s height. This average is the mid-parental height, and you would expect the child to be within a few inches of this height (either above or below) as an adult. For a boy, you add five inches to the mother s height and then average it with the dad s.

Based on your parents heights, your mid-parental height is 5' 1-1/2" give or take 3 inches, so we would expect your height to be in a range from about 4' 10" to 5' 4". In other words, you should not expect to be a lot taller than you already are, but you may grow a few more inches.

Answer 3

if you mean by height...then:

men stop growing when they are 21...that's average for males
women have their growth spurt until they age of about 14

thats why you will notice most girls are taller during elementary and parts of junior school...but boys become taller during later junior school and senior school

Answer 4

No.