Im 16 years old and 5 foot 8 inches tall. How old will I grow to be?

Question

I am 16 years old and i am 5 foot 8 inches tall. My father is also the same height and maybe a couple hairs taller than me. My Mom is around 5 foot 5 inches. Im worried that i might stay the same height forever.

How tall do you think i will grow to be, Do you think i might even make it to 6 feet or even 6 foot 1 inches tall..?

Answer 1

most likely you will be 6 feet or under

Answer 2

A few things besides genetics affect height.  Good nutrition is optimal for reaching your genetic "potential".  Various hormones (HGH, testosterone, etc.) can cause you to grow shorter or taller than your "potential" (the "potential" then means under regular, healthy hormonal conditions).  One formula for estimating height is to add your parents' heights & divide by two, then add 3 inches.  But that formula would predict I would be 5'7"

I was 5'9" at 12 years old, & never grew taller (though I broadened).  I'd have to check it out, but I think Tanner stages (used to gauge the approx. pubertal development) might be relevant here.  Tanner stages 4 or 5 are the stages of completed development.  If you show other signs of having reached Tanner stages 4 or 5, you may not grow much more.  It's hard to predict, though.

Maybe you'll make it; maybe you won't.

Answer 3

It all depends on how tall your parents are, if your parents 6 foot, by 21 ( which i when majority of kids stop growing ) you will be around 6 ft. maybe a little more or a little less. dont worry about being to short, your not that short and plus at the rate you are, you probably will be 6 ft ish:D

Answer 4

Your adult height is influenced by a number of factors, including genetics, s*x, and overall health and nutrition. Genetics and your gender account for 70 percent of what decides how tall you can be. The other 30 percent comes from environmental factors, such as nutrition, exercise and any underlying health problems (these are things that could prevent you from reaching your full potential height).

Answer 5

my parents are like smaller then me and my grandma is REALLY smaller then me

and im almost 6 ft

butttt my uncle is tall

and im 14 so i dont know lol

yes i think you will gro like to 5 10 or more

u have a cuple years left

Answer 6

there's nothing you can really do about it so don't worry.

Answer 7

i'm going to be completly honest NO!!!

guys get their last at 16 and its usually 1.25 inches

after that it takes 5 years to grow between .75 to 1 inch

so if you already had your spurt at 16 then you should be around 5'9 when you finish