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I'm 16 right now and 5ft 7 in. will i grow more? btw my dad is 5ft 6 and my mom is 5ft 2.

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Dr. Matthew Cahill answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Impossible to know: you can grown until your growth plates in you bones fuse. This can be as late as the 20s for some people. I hope you grow exactly as tall as you want to be, but realize most people do mimic parental height genetically, so you are already there. Be well.

Answered 10/8/2015

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Here's the math:: Your dad is 5'6 and your mom, if she were a man, would be 5'7 to 5'8. Statistically, a child's height tends to drift towards the average of the both parents, accounting for gender differences. But YOU are NOT a statistic. Only time can tell with certainty how much more you'll grow. Jon Stewart, Tom Cruise & Bono are 5'7 and definitely tall enough to reach their dreams!

Answered 10/7/2015

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