First of all.. i'm 4'11.. I'm short in middle school im in 7th grd.. and alot of people are taller than me i matured in 3rd grd... at the end of third grd i started my period and i had boobs since like 2nd grd summer or third grd i dont remember but it was in between 2nd and 3rd. and im confused.. i've been the same height for bout 2 yrs and im only 12 and my mom's 5'2 and my dad's 5'5 and everyone else is taller than them like my granddaddy was 6'1 and my aunt becky's 5'5 and im confused b/c everyone in my family is taller except them but there are people that r MY height in my family at elders too and adults.. and im only 12 and i wanna know if i'll get taller b/c my mom said i wont.. at least she said thats what the doc. said but i DONT REMEMBER that! i was in there but i dont remember that and people are telling me that i will grow and then theyre doubts b/c i dont wanna be short i wanna be average 5'5 or something but i read u get another growth spirt around 13 or 14 and im about to turn 13 in Mar of 2006 n my mom was the same height since 5th grd... but she had kids early and things.. Am i gonna grow taller or not????? Tell me please...??????? Or help????

RickJ

This is not a medical question that has an exact answer, but I can tell you this: You're still near the beginning where most kids grow the most...and it's not uncommon at all that kids grow a few or even several inches between 12 and 17.

I'm sure you've got nothing to worry about, Beenkie!

...and be confident in yourself regardless of your height.

china_mm019

how tall do girls actually grow? What about boys??
At what age do girls stop growing? What abt. boys?

nymphetamine

um ive been 5 ft 6 since i was 12 years old and i never got any taller. So maybe theres something wrong with me. stop worrying about the height thing. It dont matter. lots of famous people and models are short and by geoge i mean lots of em.

fredg

Hi,
Normally, your height is determined by the height of your parents, and even their brothers and sisters (your aunts and uncles).
If all your parent's family is short, chances are, you will be, too.
I am 6 ft. 4in; taller than both my deceased Mom and Dad, but they have brothers and sisters who were my height. I get my height from my Aunts and Uncles.