At what age did your teenage boy stop growing in...shoe size? height?

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure if my kid is done growing yet. He’s 16 now. He has been the same shoe size since he was 11, and has not grown even 1 mm in the last three years. However, that does not mean that he won’t have any more growth because I do know boys that have done this and then grown again in college. he is on the shorter side of men on both sides of our family so no idea if he’s actually done growing or not. Either way would be fine.

I heard that once feet stop growng, the height stops not too far behind. Conversely, feet will grow before a growth spurt.

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Mine slowed down around 18 (he’s almost 19 now) but he may have another inch in him. His shoe size thank goodness has stopped growing and has been at 12 or 12.5 for the last three years or so. He’s 6’1” right now.

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My college boyfriend told me he was one of the smallest kids in his class and that he shot up after high school and grew in college-I met him senior year and he was 5 11-6 ft range. His mom was short bit his dad was 6 ft and his uncle was 6 3 so maybe his genetics kicked in late. I realize he was not hugely tall but to go from 5’5’ after high school is pretty amazing. There was also a few bball players who had crazy growth stories after hs so this does happen.

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Anonymous wrote:According to the pediatric reference books I’ve seen, almost all boys are done growing at 16. Anecdotally a lot of people say their boys grew later.

This can’t be right. Plenty of athletes (Jordan, Brady) randomly shot up a few inches in college, for example. I don’t know if it’s common but it’s a phenomenon that exists. Ask the pediatrician. Also, weight gain (without height gain) can make feet bigger!

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My 16 year old seems to be slowing down. Grew an inch this year (is 5’9”) and feet are about 11. I’m guessing he still has another 2-3 inches to go but I might be wrong. His dad is 6’ and my dad was 6’2”. I’m only 5’5” though.

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you with boys that continued growing in late teens and beyond, what age did they start their growth spirt/puberty, if you remember? Were they late bloomers?

It varies. In our family, males destined to be under 6' stopped growing by 17, but those who are over 6' continued to grow through college. Only one that I recall seemed to be a late bloomer, i.e. was under 5'9" in high school and is now 6'3".

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My husband did not hit puberty until 16, finished high school at 5'98 and then did most of his growing in college. He ended up at 6'4". We went to his high school reunion and it was the topic of the night: "holy crap, what the heck happened?"

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oops
previous poster.
finished up high school at 5'8". Ended college at 6'4"

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Anonymous wrote:According to the pediatric reference books I’ve seen, almost all boys are done growing at 16. Anecdotally a lot of people say their boys grew later.

This was my H and he started puberty early. My boys and my brother started late and grew late, but we're also of a different ethnicity. My mom's side of the family and my brother are all very tall. My mom comes from a region in which the haplogroup I-M170 is prevalent.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh gosh, my 14-year-old just hit six feet. Where will he end up?!!?

Well I’ve got you beat, my 11 year old is going to hit six feet before he’s 12...I think he’s going to end up in a traveling circus sideshow.

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Based on the CDC growth charts for boys,

Boys tend to gain 1 to 1.5 inches between 16 yrs and 20 yrs.

Obviously, there are outliers. But those are the growth curves at all percentiles.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m the one with the 6’ 14-year-old. This must be his peak growing year because I swear he looks taller day-by-day. His grandfathers both topped out at 6’, his dad is 6’1”, I am 5’10”, so I don’t see 6’4” or anything in his future.

You are really tall for a woman. Height of the mother is as important as father. Your son could easily be 6’4.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh gosh, my 14-year-old just hit six feet. Where will he end up?!!?

My 13 yo is 5’ 11 1/4.” He is always the tallest. I wonder the same sometimes.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh gosh, my 14-year-old just hit six feet. Where will he end up?!!?

Well I’ve got you beat, my 11 year old is going to hit six feet before he’s 12...I think he’s going to end up in a traveling circus sideshow.

Wow!