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Growth and Your 13- to 18-Year-Old (for Parents) - Kids Health

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They tend to grow most quickly between ages 12 and 15. The growth spurt of boys is, on average, about 2 years later than that of girls. By age 16, most boys ... [SkiptoContent] FindcareatNemoursChildren'sHealthDoctorsLocations SharetoFacebook SharetoTwitter SharetoPinterest KidsHealth/ Parents/ GrowthandYour13-to18-Year-Old GrowthandYour13-to18-Year-Old Reviewedby:MaryL.Gavin,MD Listen Play Stop   Volume   mp3 Settings ClosePlayer LargertextsizeLargetextsizeRegulartextsize Print enespañol Elcrecimientoysuhijode13a18años Teensgoingthrough pubertywillhavemanychangesintheirdevelopingbodiesasgrowthsurgesandmuscleschangeshape. There'saverybroadrangeoftimeinwhichkidshitpuberty-relatedgrowthspurts: Mostgirlsstarttheirsexualdevelopmentbetweentheagesof8and13(theaverageageis12),andhaveagrowthspurtbetweentheagesof10and14. Mostboysstartdevelopingsexuallybetweentheagesof10and13,andcontinuetogrowuntilthey'rearound16. GrowthandChangesDuringPuberty Puberty—orsexualdevelopment—isatimeofdramaticchangeforbothboysandgirls.Hormone-drivenchangesareaccompaniedbygrowthspurtsthattransformkidsintophysicallymatureteensastheirbodiesdevelop. It'simportantforthemtohavehealthyeatinghabits,awell-balanceddiet,andsomephysicalactivityeachdaytoensurecontinuedgrowthandproperdevelopmentduringtheseyears. ChangesinGirls Eventsingirlsastheygothroughpuberty: Breastsbegintodevelopandhipsbecomerounded. Anincreasedrateofgrowthinheightbegins. Pubichairbeginstoappear,usuallywithin6to12monthsafterthestartofbreastdevelopment. Theuterusandvagina,aswellaslabiaandclitoris,increaseinsize. Pubichairiswellestablishedandbreastsgrowfurther. Therateofgrowthinheightreachesitspeakabout2yearsafterthestartof puberty. Menstruationbegins,almostalwaysafterthepeakgrowthrateinheight(averageageis12.5years). Oncegirlsstarttomenstruate,theyusuallygrowabout1or2moreinches,reachingtheirfinaladultheightbyaboutage14or15years(youngerorolderdependingonwhenpubertybegan). ChangesinBoys Boystendtoshowthefirstphysicalchangesofpubertybetweentheagesof10and16.Theytendtogrowmostquicklybetweenages12and15.Thegrowthspurtofboysis,onaverage,about2yearslaterthanthatofgirls.Byage16,mostboyshavestoppedgrowing,buttheirmuscleswillcontinuetodevelop. Otherfeaturesofpubertyinboysinclude: Thepenisandtesticlesincreaseinsize. Pubichairappears,followedbyunderarmandfacialhair. Thevoicedeepensandmaysometimescrackorbreak. TheAdam'sapple,orlarynxcartilage,getsbigger. Testiclesbegintoproducesperm. AttheDoctor'sOffice Normalgrowth—supportedbygoodnutrition,enoughsleep,andregularexercise—isoneofthebestoverallindicatorsofyourteen'sgoodhealth. Despitedatacollectedforgrowthcharts,"normal"heightsandweightsaredifficulttodefine.Yourteen'sgrowthpatternislargelydeterminedbygenetics.Shorterparents,forinstance,tendtohaveshorterkids,whereastallerparentstendtohavetallerkids. Althoughyoumayworryifyourchildisn'tastallasotherclassmates,themoreimportantquestioniswhetheryourchildiscontinuingtogrowatanormalrate.Ifyourdoctordetectsaproblem—suchasagrowthratethathadbeennormalbuthasrecentlyflattened—heorshemaytrackyourchild'smeasurementscarefullyoverseveralmonthstoseewhetherthegrowthpatternsuggestsapossiblehealthproblemorisjustavariationofnormal. It'snotunusualforteenstohavetheirownconcernsabouthowthey'regrowingandhowtheylook.Girlscanbeverycriticaloftheirownweight,whichcansometimesleadtounhealthybodyimageconcernsanddietingpractices.Boystendtobemoreconcernedwiththeirheightandmuscledevelopment,whichcanalsoleadtounhealthypractices,likeusingsteroidsandproteinsupplements. Ifyou'reconcernedaboutyourteen'sbodyimage,oreatingandexercisehabits,talkwiththedoctor. Manyteensworryalotaboutbeingdifferentfromtheirpeersandaboutanythingthatwouldmakethemnotfitinorseem"normal." Encourageyourteentobringupanyoftheseconcernswiththedoctor,ifheorshefeelscomfortabledoingso.Thedoctorcanprovidereassurancethatotherkidshavethesameconcernsabouttheirsize. Ifyouhaveanyotherconcernsaboutyourteen'sgrowthordevelopment,talkwithyourdoctor. Reviewedby:MaryL.Gavin,MD Datereviewed:June2019 Moreonthistopicfor: Parents Teens UnderstandingPuberty YourChild'sCheckup:15Months YourChild'sCheckup:17Years YourChild'sCheckup:16Years YourChild'sCheckup:13Years YourChild'sCheckup:14Years YourChild'sCheckup:18Years TalkingtoYourChildAboutPeriods YourDaughter'sFirstGynecologyVisit FitnessandYour13-to18-Year-Old MedicalCareandYour13-to18-Year-Old GrowthandYour13-to18-Year-Old MaleReproductiveSystem CommunicationandYour13-to18-Year-Old AParent'sGuidetoSurvivingtheTeenYears FemaleReproductiveSystem EverythingYouWantedtoKnowAboutPuberty WhenWillIStartDeveloping? GrowthProblems MaleReproductiveSystem FemaleReproductiveSystem What'stheRightWeightforMyHeight? Viewmore /content/kidshealth/misc/medicalcodes/parents/articles/growth-13-to-18

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