Too short for my age

[Turbofan explosion]

I am 13, and I am 5 feet and 3 inches tall. My height is below average for my age, however I am a bit farther into puberty than others my age. I am always worried about my height.

Any help?

[ska8er]

U have a long way to go before u know
how tall u r going to b. I was 5ft 4in at
13 and now im 5ft 10in at 17. Dont worry
bout it.

[Sevro au Barca]

Okay, first off, there’s nothing wrong with being “below average.” That’s how averages work; exactly half the people in the world are below average in any given category. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, and I’m sure you have many wonderful qualities to make up for it.

Also, growth in height isn’t neccessarily related to how far along you are in puberty; different people grow at different times, and it’s quite possible that you just haven’t hit your “growth spurt” yet. For example, I grew a ton when I was about your age, and was taller than pretty much all the guys in my grade, but I haven’t grown a whole lot since then, while many of the shorter guys have grown to surpass me. It’s all genetics, and sadly there’s nothing you can do about it besides wait and see how it works out and to make the most of what you get.

[Martainfey96]

Bro you have nothing to worry about, I was also 5'3" at 13 years old but now I'm 18 and 5'10". You have plenty of time to grow and it's heredity so if you have a tall family you will be tall!

[zzzzzzzzzz]

I am 13, and I am 5 feet and 3 inches tall. My height is below average for my age, however I am a bit farther into puberty than others my age. I am always worried about my height.

Any help?

How tall are your parents? If your dad is quite tall you will have some way to go

[NZPerson]

Tbh 5’3’’ is 100% fine at thirteen.

[scott_ty04]

i am 13 too and about the same height but not very far in puberty

[jamie_n5]

You are bound to grow more. You should end up being as tall as your dad or slightly taller.

[bpk1234]

Don't worry about something you can't control. There are a lot things we all wish we could change about ourselves. But it is what is at the end of day be proud of what you got.

[Tim the Enchanter]

Ah man I know how you feel, I'm 13 and I'm like an inch or two shorter than you.

[NewLeafsFan]

Yes, stop worrying about the things that you can't control and START worrying about the things that you can such as confidence. You could grow two feet in the next three years or you could stay where you are now. The important thing is that you walk around like the tallest guy on earth.

I know how you feel, believe me. I was the tallest kid in class until gr 5. After that my growth slowed down. My height didn't change throughout high school and in university I'm stuck at about 5'8". And it bothered me for a while. My idol is Jared Padalecki and that guys a fucking truck.

[Chetz]

I am 13, and I am 5 feet and 3 inches tall. My height is below average for my age, however I am a bit farther into puberty than others my age. I am always worried about my height.

Any help?

I'm 14 and I'm as tall as you. On puberty scale I'm 2 to 3 and most of my age and some younger boys are taller than me but I don't care.

Feeling better now?

[skittlesh]

I know it isn’t great being small you know looking up to all these men that a few years ago were your friends who you could look in the eyes but hey you’ll grow

[abc91]

hey ur taller than me and im an adult!

[Ben Cranes]

I'm tall and it's not all that great. My friends are all quicker and more agile than me. I think there are lots of good things about being shorter. Don't worry about it.

[Fourth]

I am 13, and I am 5 feet and 3 inches tall. My height is below average for my age, however I am a bit farther into puberty than others my age. I am always worried about my height.

Any help?

It depends on the height of your parents, you may grow taller than them or close to their average height. However, you are only 13, meaning a LOT could happen in the next few years. Getting the right amount of sleep and eating healthy would help.

[Turbofan explosion]

Thanks

[SethfromMI]

You got time to grow but at the end of the day, there is not a whole lot you can do to make yourself taller. I guess improper nutrition could possibly effect it (maybe?) but a lot of it is pure genetics. But yeah at 13 you should absolutely grow some more. you will even likely have a couple of more (at least) of growth spurts.

[strang]

It’s normal.

[tdog123]

when i was 13 i was 5 foot 5
im 14 now and im 5 foot 7
i think youre fine

[sumatera]

I am 13, and I am 5 feet and 3 inches tall. My height is below average for my age, however I am a bit farther into puberty than others my age. I am always worried about my height.

Any help?

that's so tall for your age. my young brother is same age as you, but his height just 4.5 ft. well, well, I know that height is genetic dependent, but if I think you're so tall at that age, I can not imagine how tall you would be if you were 18 years old.

[samuel15]

If you are really worried you could ask a doctor. But look at you parents and others in you family, if they are tall you will almost certainly be tall as well

[Cats123]

It’s all about growth rate. If you are growing more than 2 inches a year you’re fine. If your growth is slowing, GET IT CHECKED OUT. Doctors can fix those things with hormones if you act on it quickly, don’t wait. Get a lot of tests done, if they find nothing, then you can move on from it.
Also, make sure to drink milk and get lots of protein. Both associated with taller heights.

[Martainfey96]

I was 5'3 until I was about 15 years old, I am now 5'10 so I would say you have nothing to worry about!

[Bleppo]

I heard 100's of stories where guys just shoot up in height in a random spurt of growth so it wpuldnt suprise me if that happened to you

[BluePi]

Don't worry you're young, you will grow more

[CoryW]

Why worry about. You can't change things so just go with it. Be happy

[CuteGuy889]

Nobody can say what will become of you...
I was 5'2'' at 13 (i guess) and was skinny and screwny..everyone thought I'd be tiny when grown up..

I was 5'9'' and still stick skinny at 15 ..everyone thought I'd be a tall skinny guy .

Now at 17 I've put on and getting chubby and grown to be 5'10...NOW everone knows that I will be a tall and kind of chubby adult...just like my dad.

[Laxguy15]

you got some time befor you reach your max height, don't sweat it