I am 13 and I am 4' 5 is this even considered normal?

Question

p.s. my parents are both 6'2

Answer 1

That is pretty small.  Maybe you haven't hit your growth spurt yet.

Answer 2

Here's my story.  I offer it as encouragement & hope to you.

At age 13, I was measured by my aunt and uncle on Easter weekend at a family gathering, because everyone was so amused by my short height.  I was 4'4" tall.  By the time school started the very next fall (not even 5 months later), I was 5' 2" tall.  Yes, I grew 10 inches in less than 5 months.  (School clothes shopping was lots of fun that year).

If your parents are both 6'2", then you will most likely see some significant growing over the next few years.  When my oldest daughter was 2 years old, the pediatrician told us that he wouldn't be surprised to see her push 6-foot before she was done growing.  But she later slowed down, and her friends caught up with her, etc.  So, we thought he was wrong.  Well, in 6th grade, she grew 14 inches!  She's 13 1/2 and still growing.... had now reached 5'5 1/4".  (She embraces that 1/4", because that puts her officially taller than me.)

So, don't lose hope.  I don't know if you're a guy or a girl.  Guys hit their growing peak much later than girls.  According to our pediatrician, girls hit their growing peak soon after they hit puberty.  Notice, I said after, though.  As I said, my daughter is still growing.  And I grew another 3 inches after I hit that point in my life.

Answer 3

No not really

My parents are 5'10 and 6'3

I'm 13 also and 5'7

Answer 4

wow  you're short... keep getting drunk on the weekends if you want to stay that short

Answer 5

Thats crazy ur mom's 6'2" .... u should be gigantic but ur probably just gonna grow later don't worry about it u will grow!!  

Answer 6

depends u proly havent hit puberty yet.

cuz for 1 thing my parents r 5'8 an 5'10 and im 5'10 an 14 ( i was tht hieght when i was 13 tho)

but you will be huge when you hit puberty

Answer 7

Well kid, to be honest you're rather short. Maybe you haven't hit puberty yet. Things'll be fine.

Answer 8

u will just pray a lot like i  do jaja......and hope u can grow ....

Answer 9

ask ur dad when he hit puberty he may of not got his growth spurt till he was 16 my dad hit it when he was in 3rd grade and i did the same so did my 4 brothers if ur dad hit it at 16 nine times out of 10 ur ganna hit it close to that age

Answer 10

im not going to lie to you like these other people thats not normal it just means your a little short for your age

Answer 11

no not really if ur parents are that tall then u still minimum be 5.0

Answer 12

Well I am 12 and I am 5'7 and a 1/2.

I wouldn't consider it to be normal, just a bit short, but you have plenty of time to grow.

=)

Answer 13

yea...i dnt start growing until i was 15. i was like ur height but when i was 16 i was 5'8. so dont worry. You arent done growing yet.

Answer 14

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Answer 15

You will hit your growth spurt kid, don't worry.  

Answer 16

Well I know one of my guy friends was like 5'5'' before school anded, and I saw him and he grew about a half a foot in 2 months. Don't worry. You're normal. Since you're parents are that tall, you should shoot up sooner or later, unless you have a genetic problem and you're a dwarf. But that is HIGHLY unlikely. I'm sure you'll grow taller. ^^

Answer 17

dude im 15 and 4'8" to me your normal

Answer 18

no offense but your short im 13 and 5' 5"  

Answer 19

eat man eat if you are eating then you are an elf!!!! JK ok like i would say you are going to have a big groth spurt some time soon cuz 4' 5'' is long way from 6'2'' so your body wil catch up if not you will be able to fit into places other people can and if you stand by someone taller than you in a thunder storm they will get hit by lightning b4 you haha (gota have a sence or humor)

Answer 20

For the moment you are rather small:but I guess that your puberty started late.Soon you will get a growth spurt and do not worry:both your parents are tall:you will be even taller with a bit of luck.

And men grow till their early twenties:time enough for you.

Your parents are exactly my height and at your age i was the smallest one ever.In every school.

Planets.

Answer 21

it depends on wat ur definition of normal is. dnt worry ull probably grow a few more inches soon. and u might grow to 5 feet.so its hard to tell if its normal.

Answer 22

you are completely normal,with the fact that your parent are tall there is a strong possibility that you might be too,because most of our physical characteristics are hereditery,so you might just get some hight from your parents

Answer 23

I guess so, when I was 12; I was 5'1" I am 24 now and 6'3"

Answer 24

um it could just be late growth. my bro was like that to and he 6'4