to grow some more?
right now I am 15.
im 5"2
and weigh 100
I want to grow some more but I havent grown for quite some time
my younger sister is 5"1!
why is that? my mom is 5"4 and my dad is 5"6
and my grampa from my mom's side is 5"8?
am I going to grow anymore (hopefully)?
2007-12-27 11:12:14 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
You might be about 5"5 at the LEAST by the time you are 21
2007-12-27 11:15:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hi, yes you still have some more growing to do, how much depends on if your a boy or girl.
Girls finish growing around 18. Boys in their early 20's.
It is fact that boy's are always taller than there mothers, providing the person hasn't suffered a serious illness or very bad diet (you still get tall people in third world countries) in which case it may shorten the growth. Height is locked in at conception just like you eye and hair colour.
You know being tall isn't all that great, I'm 5"8. a girl and both my parents are shorter than me: my pants are only ever just long enough, I look over heads in a crowd (which makes me stand out), I'm clumsy and look like a giraffe when I run and I use to slouch over when I was a teenager to be the same height of my friends.
... and being short has it's advantages: short people hold their age really well (a lady that works for me is 5 foot, 40 and looks about 30), clothes in the teen section are just as stylish as the adults and half the price.
I would have liked to been shorter but all that wishing was a waste of time, I never did shrink.
Start living your life as early as you can by enjoying the things you have - family, friends and health, and forgetting about what you can't have, change or afford.
2007-12-27 11:30:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have a good chance to as most people reach their full height by 16. There have been occassional exceptions where a person will suddenly shoot up taller closer to 20. There is nothing wrong with being short. I am 5'1 and my first husband was 5' ( a jockey). Since your family all tends to be on the short side don't count on growing too much more but you never know. Sometimes there is a throw back from a relative many generations back that could effect your own height.
2007-12-27 11:20:28 · answer #3 · answered by catehokte1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You probably will grow some more. You've got a few years yet. Most people stop growing by 21 or so. You will probably not be more than about 5'7" or so. Don't give up yet. Just chill. You can't do anything about it so make the best of it. Learn to be happy with what you have. You can't do anything to change it and worrying about it will not help.
2007-12-27 11:18:46 · answer #4 · answered by Frosty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a very slight possibility you are like me your family is short and so are you I'm 13 and I'm 4"10 and trust me i really want to grow some more all my friends are the same height but they are 11-12 so they have a lot more time to grow.
2007-12-27 11:29:23 · answer #5 · answered by L'o'V'e'B'u& 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All things are possible, only belive. Your family is short, but you are only 15.You have a couple of inches more to grow and you wo'nt stop growing until you are 20, 21,unless all is not well with you.
2007-12-27 11:24:38 · answer #6 · answered by darkone 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will grow. i am 15 also, and i am 5'8", but dont worry about it. the average human body does not stop growing until the age of 18. I am the same way. i have been 5'8" for quite a bit of time, just like you, but i know i am going to grow, i guess its just that part of our lives, where we take a short break on growing, but we will start again soon.
Dont Worry!
Matt
2007-12-27 11:17:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will grow more. Not only that but you will fill out more. Dont expect to be 6' though.
You will be done growing around 19-23.
2007-12-27 12:23:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By age 15, most teens have entered puberty. Most girls are close to their adult height and have completed the phase of rapid growth that precedes the first menstrual period. Boys, however, often continue to grow taller and gain weight. The growth spurt in boys tends to start about 2 years after puberty begins and reaches its peak about 1½ years later.
Starting at around age 9, girls begin to gain about 17% to 18% of their adult height. If someone has commented that you are "all hands and feet," it’s true! Your limbs grow first, then your trunk. Most girls reach their peak height growth about six months before they start their first period
2007-12-27 11:25:38 · answer #9 · answered by My whole heart is in Iraq 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you a boy or a girl either way you'll stop growing aroun 20 or 18. Maybe you just havent reached your growth spert yet.
2007-12-27 11:18:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋