What's the average age of teen girls when they stop getting taller?!


Question: I was 12, & I've been 5'2" ever since then. I'm 24 now.

My friend said she & her sister were both 17 when they stopped getting taller. They were under 5' @ the age of 14, & by the time they were 17, they were about 5'8"/5'9". Why did I stop growing so early?


Answers: I was 12, & I've been 5'2" ever since then. I'm 24 now.

My friend said she & her sister were both 17 when they stopped getting taller. They were under 5' @ the age of 14, & by the time they were 17, they were about 5'8"/5'9". Why did I stop growing so early?

I went to the doctors office once and she told me that girls usally stop growing 2 years after there period starts, but thats no garentee that they will still grow during those 2 years, so they might have had a later period than you.

Not teen, I hear it's 21 years old.

It's just how it is. Some people grow more than others, it depends on your metabolism. That's why there are short people and tall people in the world...

I guess its just your genes?

It's different for everyone, but an average it at 18 years old.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IM 14 AND 4'9 AND IVE STOPPED GROWING. THIS PREOCUUPIES me. ison?t want to stay small. what if when i want to start to drive they say they can't give me a license because im too short. this miffes me off. my mom says its better to be short, yes in theory but still why can't i reach the top shell.

these are the question that haut me??????

my doc said 2-4 years after u start ur peroid for girls

It's different for everyone depending on genetics but on average it is about 18.

some stop growing later than others, but it is ussually between 18 and 21.

On average, most girls stop growing 6months to 2years (big gap) after the get their menstrual cycle.
However, your breasts don't stop growing until you're about 21 :p

About 19-20

about 19 - 20 as you get older i sapose.

did you start devloping early or something? that would probably explain it......i hear it's 16.

I stopped growing early too. I'm 5'1 and I stopped growing around the age of 13. Girls stop growing at the age of 18. Boys stop growing at the age of 21.

i know some people who stopped at 15

I have had many women tell me that they are the same height as when they were 12 years old. It happens that way a lot. I was short at 12 - 14 but by 16 years old I was almost 5'6" and am that height now.

I believe it is more normal for girls to stop growing earlier than boys. I know my nieces are very tall for their age and have been since very young. In middle school they were taller than many boys but by high school the boys had caught up.

In general, everything is individual and the statistics you hear are usually a range. Girls generally stop growing between 12 - 16. Of course there are exceptions. So you did not stop growing early, you stopped when you were supposed to.





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