height predictors ...

I know this is going to sound stupid but do online height predictors actually work?

I've always been worried about my height and atm I'm 14 and at 5 ft 3 inches.

All the height predictors ive tried hav put me at 5 ft 10/ 5 ft 10.5

Are they all unreliable?

Thanks :smile:

Reply 1

SilverWings

14

I'm 18 and 5'3"

Yeah, I'm female but - you're hardly that short, really.

And anything told to you about your health when you're sat at a computer is usually inaccurate.

Reply 2

generalebriety

16

lil_groovy_dude

I know this is going to sound stupid but do online height predictors actually work?

I've always been worried about my height and atm I'm 14 and at 5 ft 3 inches.

All the height predictors ive tried hav put me at 5 ft 10/ 5 ft 10.5

Are they all unreliable?

Thanks :smile:

Sorry, irrelevant, but OH MY GOD YOUR SIG IS HURTING MY EYES.

And no, they don't work.

Reply 3

Nellup

To a great extent your height is based on genes, if you have tall parents/grandparents then chances are you will also be tall. Height predictors are based on averages, so only a small percentage of the population are actually that height the others are either taller or smaller, but in equal numbers making the average be on 'common ground'.

Reply 4

insparato

15

You reach half your height when you are two years old averagely.

Reply 5

jennyflake

The idea is that by certain ages you've reached a certain percentage of your height. For example as insparato said youre half your height or something like that at two years of age. I would have thought that once you get over about ten they are even more unreliable as every one starts puberty at different times, and obviously growth spurts happen during puberty. I certainly wouldnt assume that you will be that height, see what happens!

Reply 6

Helenia

20

insparato

You reach half your height when you are two years old averagely.

Yeah, it's something like 2 for girls and 2½ for boys. It's reasonably accurate, actually - from that I was predicted to be 5'10 and I'm only about an inch short of that.

Anything on the internet is likely to be unreliable though, especially if it's based on averages and you're mid-puberty.

Reply 7

Segat1

16

Good god. I don't think I was 3 feet tall when I was 2!!

Reply 8

Sithius

16

insparato

You reach half your height when you are two years old averagely.

Wrong.

You are only 14, you got plenty of years to grow. Ask when your dad grew the most and how tall he was at your age.

Reply 9

lil groovy dude

OP

14

Sithius

Wrong.

You are only 14, you got plenty of years to grow. Ask when your dad grew the most and how tall he was at your age.

My dad is 6 foot 1 and apparently he starting growing properly when he was 15 ...

Reply 10

lil groovy dude

OP

14

Can I just ask also how much does sleep affect your growth?

I know I'm defintely not sleeping enough!

Last night I had 4 hours worth of sleep :frown:

Reply 11

Helenia

20

Segat1

Good god. I don't think I was 3 feet tall when I was 2!!

Well, I was 2'11...

Reply 12

Segat1

16

Jeebus. Giant toddlers.

Reply 13

The Mudman

10

lil_groovy_dude

I've always been worried about my height and atm I'm 14 and at 5 ft 3 inches.

All the height predictors ive tried hav put me at 5 ft 10/ 5 ft 10.5

I was 5 ft 4 at age 14, and now at (almost! :biggrin:

) age 18 I am about 5 ft 10.5, so that predictor sounded pretty accurate. I have a short family however (on both sides) so God only knows where my height has come from...

Reply 14

Helenia

20

Segat1

Jeebus. Giant toddlers.

Nah, not really - they're past the first big growth spurt at that age, so it's fairly normal, I think.

Reply 15

Lunar_Scorpion

In the morning when you wake up you can be up to half an inch (?) taller then when you go to bed because the weight on your spine makes you shrink. If you really want to grow taller then go into space as the lack of gravity can put inches onto your height.