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Okay, so I'm 15 and I'm only 5'3 I'm like the 5th shortest kid in my grade. Some kids who are in lower grades than me are taller! I drink milk like 3 times a day and I sleep like crazy and yet I'm still short- how can I get tall?
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Well, you can't really put pressure on height growth. It is your genes that moderate your height. Some people are tall and some people are not. If your genes are short genes, the highest you might grow to will be 5'4 or 5'5, but if you do enough exercise (such as stretching, pull-ups, jump rope) it will help you grow up to 5'6 rather than 5'4. However, it is not always possible because you might have recessive tall genes. Where as your short genes are dominant. If your parents (either one) are short, it might have been the cause of your height.
The kids in other grades, they probably have dominant tall genes and recessive short genes. It all matters on the genetic material.
However, maybe you just haven't reached your growth sprout yet. I am only a freshman in high school and I am only 5'2.
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swimming (but actual lap swimming, not frolicking in the water) stretches out your spine, which makes you one to two inches taller. (its because you dont have to fight the gravity which compresses each spine bone).
but your height is determined by genes. you will most likely be a little bit taller than your mom, but always shorter than your dad.
also good posture (shoulders back, chin up, chest out) adds a lot of height.
you can also wear high heels!!!
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hey .
dont worry
its ok
seriously
you will get your growth spurt very soon
see me
im 5'1 and im 15 haha
im short
and im a freshman
and im soon to be driving
thankfully i can see over the wheel
lol
but yeah
i still havent started my period but i have everything i need to have it [boobs etc. lol
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and ifeel like the the only one who still doesnt have it
if you can believe it or not
i had my growth spurt a while ago
but my doctor said im healthy
so i still have more growing
haha
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I've heard that if you exercise, it will help with your growth. But the problem is that your height and the shortness of it can be herediatary and then there's not much you can do about it.
I think if you go to your doctor, they can estimate as to what your max height might be, but I'm not sure.
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