How tall is your 13-14 year old DD?

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Mine's only 5.1 ....is that really small? When do they stop growing?

5 ft 4. No, 5 ft 1 isn't small. I think they stop growing about 15?

That's how tall I was at 14 and at 41 I'm 5 foot 2!

My 18 year old DD is 5'2"

Girls stop growing between 14 & 15 so she might have a little more in her yet!

It looks like 5’1” is 50th centile for a 13 yr old, 25th for a 14 yr old. So it’s fine.

www.rcpch.ac.uk/system/files/protected/page/NEW%20Boys%202-18yrs%20(4TH%20JAN%202013).pdf

14 year old girl, 4ft 8

My DD was about that iirc - she's got to about 5'2" now, which is an inch more than me. No, it's not 'really small', it's towards the lower end of a normal distribution of women's height. Average women's height in the uk is 5'3 I think, though it will probably be a bit more for younger cohorts.

Dragons thanks...she's almost 14 though ...so slipping into that 25th centile.

And we live in Australia...land of the giants! That's why I think she's small probably. Every second child is huge it seems.

I was 5'2 at that age and grew to 5'8. My DS12 is only 5'

5'1 is absolutely fine for a full-grown adult, and a positive advantage when flying economy

Dragons that chart is for boys...is there a girls one?

Some googling suggests average women's height in australia is under 5'4.

My dd was 13 at Christmas. She is five four and a half, and I would say she’s tallish in her age group. I was under five foot at her age and I’m just under five eight now. I did hit puberty late though, so more growing time. Dd might end up smaller than me as she started her periods 12m ago.

Mine is bloody massive....5'11 and not stopped yet!
I'm only 5'6, and dh is 5'11.

She could have a growth spurt yet.

Here's the girls chart
https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/system/files/protected/page/NEW%20Girls%202-18yrs(4TH%20JAN%202012).pdf

(Good grief... blue and pink)

Errol I suppose they mean adult women? Looking around at teenagers in our small town, I can't see 5.4 being average. They're generally as tall or taller than I am at DD"s age. A lot of her mates are taller than me and I'm 5.6.

Mine was about that height at 13, she's nearly 19 now and 5ft 4. I think she stopped growing at around 16ish.

I was 5 7 at that age but started my period / puberty earlier than most. If she had hers at 12 it’s possible she might grow a bit more.

5'2, hasn't grown more now she's 16.
I was the same height until I broke my back and shrank.
Some people are short.

Errol I suppose they mean adult women? Looking around at teenagers in our small town, I can't see 5.4 being average. They're generally as tall or taller than I am at DD"s age. A lot of her mates are taller than me and I'm 5.6.

Dutchy I always heard girls stopped soon after their periods started....so the sooner they begin, the smaller they grow?

Oh and I didn’t stop growing until I was 19. Periods started at nearly 16, when periods start affects when growth stops. Dd has her growth strictly monitored as she has a condition that can affect growth, the consultant said that after periods start you’ve got around two more years of growth.

Just to add, my dd is 15 now and is 5’6, she has grown 6 inches in the last 18 months and has gone up 3 shoe sizes... has your dd started her periods yet? I believe I read somewhere that once they start mensturating they can grow an extra inch or 2, my dd was late to start which I why I suppose she still grew taller.
What height are you and her df? That will have the biggest effect on what her height will be.
I was more surprised for my dd being small as I’m 5’8 and her dad is 6’1, but the difference in photos of her in last year are unbelievable!

My fourteen year old sister is five foot six

I'm 5ft 1 and 43! I don't stand out as being particularly short, plenty of my friends are a similar height. I stopped growing at 13. I read somewhere that girls usually stop growing about 2 years after starting their periods.