I was always the shortest kid in school and the shortest in my family, until I had my daughter. Having a little person made me feel, well, not so little. That worked for about a decade, and has completely backfired on me now that she’s taller than I am.\u00a0The tween growth spurt hit.<\/p>\n

That made me wonder about the tween growth spurt and I’m at Chicago Parent <\/a>sharing what I learned. Below are three of my favorite facts about adolescent growth spurts:<\/p>\n

1. Growth in puberty accounts for approximately 20 percent of final adult height<\/strong>, according to Georgetown University<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. The term \u201cpeak height velocity\u201d<\/strong> is an actual medical term that describes what happens when a tween’s growth spurt goes into overdrive. That’s exactly what happened with my tween over this summer. The look on my husband’s face when I announced that she had achieved “peak height velocity” was pretty good. I think he was worried I was talking about her getting her drivers license.<\/p>\n

On average, girls reach peak height velocity at 11 and a half years old. In boys, that occurs at around age 13 and a half.<\/p>\n

3. Wondering when you’ll finally be able to stop buy pants every few months? I’m afraid you have a bit of a wait as growth in adolescence lasts for a while. Most girls reach their adult height between 14 and 15 years old and boys stop at approximately age 16<\/strong>, although muscle development continues past that.<\/p>\n

Thank goodness I have a young niece who keeps me from being the shortest member of the family, but I have a feeling I’ll be relegated back to that role sooner rather than later. I’ll stick with the idea that I’m not short, I’m just fun-sized.<\/p>\n

If you are looking for more facts about growth in adolescence, check out the full article here<\/a>. You can find my other pieces for Chicago Parent here.<\/p>\n

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