In girls, the final spurt in development usually occurs between 10 and 14 years old. Most of them reach their maximum height at 15 years.

The last stage of the growth of the female body can be described as the time when girls enter the stage of development, which is commonly called puberty.

Every girl has puberty happens in different ways. The timing of the onset of puberty and other factors associated with this process depend largely on genetics. That is, the “normal” development of young women varies widely.

  1. On average, girls start and end puberty a year earlier than boys.
  2. For every girl, puberty starts at its own time.
  3. Girls tend to reach their maximum or adult height at 14 or 15 years old.

When does puberty begin and end in girls?

In girls, puberty usually begins between the ages of 10 and 14.

In girls, the final spurt in the development of growth and other physical characteristics occurs in adolescence when they enter puberty.

Puberty is a transitional period during which a child turns into an adult. This period is accompanied by numerous changes in the body, which are associated with an increase in the production and release of certain hormones.

In girls, puberty tends to occur between 10 and 14 years of age. Average this period starts at about 11 years old, but every girl begins to turn into a woman in due time.

In some cases, puberty may start earlier or later, and this should not be considered a cause for concern. Typically, this process continues until the 16th anniversary or so.

Important!
It is not typical for girls to enter puberty before age 8. It is also not considered the norm if, at the age of 13, a young woman does not have developed mammary glands, or if at the age of 16 she does not yet have menstrual cycles. In such situations, the girl and her parents should see a doctor for a health assessment.

During puberty, girls experience accelerated growth bodies and for the first time they find menstruation or menstruation. Some girls may have constant thoughts about sex and feelings for the opposite sex. Pimples sometimes appear on girls' skin, and the hair on their legs may become darker.

The hormones that are associated with puberty can make a teen more emotional and more susceptible to mood swings. This also does not deviate from the norm.

When do girls stop growing in height?

Many factors, including genetics, can influence the growth patterns of girls.

The period when a girl's height reaches its peak usually occurs two years after the start of the process of sexual transformation. After a girl starts menstruating, she usually grows another 7 to 10 centimeters.

Growth rates can vary, however. Girls who start their periods earlier can expect to gain more than 10 centimeters in height.

Other factors that can affect a girl's height include the following.

  • Nutrition. Children who are poorly nourished often grow worse than they could with the right diet. However, with the right food, they can catch up before reaching maturity.
  • Hormonal imbalance. Insufficient thyroid function or low hormone levels can lead to stunted growth of the body and make a person look shorter in adulthood.
  • Medicines. Reception of some medicines can slow growth. Continuous use of corticosteroids is a prime example of this. However, chronic diseases that often require the use of corticosteroids, such as asthma, can also affect the body's physical development.
  • Chronic diseases. Long-term medical conditions such as cystic fibrosis (cystic fibrosis), kidney disease, or celiac disease sometimes cause a person to not reach their maximum height in adulthood. Children who suffer from cancer may also not develop their full height to maturity.
  • Genetic conditions. Children with Down syndrome, Ulrich-Noonan syndrome, Shereshevsky-Turner syndrome are usually less tall than their peers. The presence of Marfan syndrome is usually associated with taller than peers.

Since, in the general case, the characteristics of the development of an organism are determined by genetic factors, "Normal" height in children can vary widely. Expectations for a child's height at a given age can be compared with research findings.

In particular, the World Health Organization in 2006 updated the standards for growth and weight gain in children. They now take into account the fact that children who are on breastfeeding, develop less intensively. These standards can be used to find out what the normal height of a child should be. The figures proposed by WHO were derived from a study of the growth of children from six countries. All these children during the period of growth were in conditions that the organization considers optimal for the development of the body.

When does breast growth stop in girls?

Breast development is usually the first sign of maturation in young women. As a girl grows up, she may find formations under the nipples. As these formations grow, they begin to form breasts - mammary glands and adipose tissue.

Certain breast parameters are inherited by girls. Breast size also depends on the weight of the young woman. After puberty, breast tissue continues to change and throughout life, women respond to the work of sex hormones. In particular, the characteristics of the breast are influenced by menstrual cycles, pregnancy, breastfeeding and menopause.

A woman's breasts can begin to develop at age 8 and continue to grow until age 18.

Teenage girls sometimes feel shy when their breasts begin to grow. In some cases, it seems to them that development is not going as it should. During puberty, young women need to understand that it is normal when:

  • one breast is slightly larger than the other;
  • sometimes the breasts are especially tender or painful, especially on the days of menstruation;
  • formations, hair or pimples appear in the nipple area.

What can prevent or delay puberty?

Proper nutrition plays a significant role in the growth and development of girls.

A well-balanced diet that provides the teenager's body with all the nutrients it needs for growth, and physical activity support development and make it right.

However, puberty and subsequent growth can be difficult for a number of different reasons. If a girl develops later, but a similar picture was previously observed in other members of her family, then you should not worry. Such adolescents also grow up, but somewhat later than their peers.

Girls need a certain amount of fat to accumulate in their bodies before puberty begins. This means that female adolescents who are actively involved in sports may start growing up later.

Children with chronic conditions such as diabetes, cystic fibrosis, kidney disease, and asthma can also go through puberty at a later stage. With some degree of probability, this can be avoided if the indicated conditions are controlled.

Problems with the pituitary gland or thyroid gland, which produce hormones important for the body's growth and development, can also delay puberty. Likewise, hormonal problems associated with genetic conditions can interfere with this process.

Being overweight can affect hormonal levels and become a factor in earlier development.

Nutrition

Nutrition is an important developmental factor, which is why children who are poorly nourished may start puberty later than their peers. The constant malnutrition of the child can cause stunted growth, and if the situation is not corrected, then in the future the person may have more serious health problems.

The World Health Organization describes stunted child development in the context of the relationship between height and weight, height and age, and weight and age. According to the organization, children who are poorly nourished, often suffer from infectious diseases and inadequate psychosocial stimulation, are more likely to experience stunted development.

According to the World Hunger Education Service, in 2013, more than 200 million children under the age of five were significantly malnourished and thus placed at risk of not only late puberty, but also the development of a number of physiological complications.

Conclusion

Each person has puberty and development in its own way, but if parents are worried about their children growing too slowly, then they should consult a doctor who can check the state of the body using special tests.

A thorough physical examination, nutritional assessment, blood tests for certain medical conditions, and X-rays of bone development and growth can be a good start for a medical examination.

Girls grow very quickly, but sooner or later everything ends, including the growth process. In order not to miss this important biological process, to help it and manage growth, you need to know how old the girls grow up to, because then this question will no longer make sense.

How old are girls growing up?

At the earliest, almost infancy, girls grow especially quickly. When they become girls, their height in length ends by the age of 16-17 ... Yes, exactly in length, because growth can also be in breadth, and it usually takes place in the fall - the body stores nutrients for the winter. Growth in length usually occurs in girls and girls in the summer, so by the summer you need to be ready in order to grow well.

Prepare for periodic summer growth you need to go up in the spring. First of all, you need to improve metabolism and proper nutrition.

To accelerate growth, you can regularly hang on the horizontal bar... It can be easily installed on the wall of the house. You don't have to pull yourself up to grow, you can just hang. At the same time, the spine is straightened and stretched, thus avoiding its curvature and increasing your growth.

If you are over 17 years old, then do not despair. Gradual, small growth, continues for some time, up to 25 years ... For example, if your height at 23 is 170 centimeters, then at 25 he can become 172 centimeters, and without effort. And if you help this process, then you can grow even more, if you need it, of course.

How old are girls growing up? Until the age of 17, weak growth continues until the age of 25.

If the girl is tall

If a girl's height is already very large, above 175 centimeters, then in no case should she be complex and try to reduce her height. Such attempts usually lead to curvature of the spine. A crooked spine squeezes everything internal organs and leads to many diseases, not to mention a difficult pregnancy.

Girls Normal Height Chart

Age (years) Height (cm)
5 110,7
5,5 114,5
6 118,0
6,5 121,7
7 125,0
8 131,0
9 136,7
10 142,5
11 148,6
12 155,1
13 160,3
14 164,2
15 167,0
16 169,0
17 170,0

Here are the average growth rates. Do not be discouraged if your age is slightly more or slightly less than in this table.

State traffic inspectorate summed up the results of the last year. True, so far only according to operational data. The updated data will appear in mid-February. This is due to the fact that a person who died within a month from the moment of the accident is considered to be killed in an accident. This figure has not yet been clarified.

But even according to these results, one can judge that the situation is getting better. In the traffic police in accordance with the security strategy road traffic there are predictive data on accidents. In accordance with them, the death toll last year was supposed to be 18,288 people. But in reality, almost 200 people died less - 18 094. This is 994 people less than in 2017. Moreover, this is happening against the background of an increase in the vehicle fleet. Last year, it grew by 1.04 percent and amounted to 57.11 million cars.

In total, according to operational data, for last year 167 220 accidents were recorded. That is 1.3 percent less than a year earlier. And the number of deaths in them decreased by 5.2 percent.

The number of pedestrian collisions has decreased by 6.2 percent. In total, 48 607 such cases were recorded. At the same time, the number of fatal pedestrians decreased by 9.4 percent and amounted to 5104 people.

It is noteworthy that in 2017, the number of collisions with pedestrians at crossings has significantly increased. However, in 2018 the situation started to improve. The number of arrivals at crossings decreased by 4.3 percent and amounted to 18,755 cases. At the same time, the number of pedestrians killed in them decreased by 11.6 percent and amounted to 950 people.

Infographics "RG": Mikhail Shipov / Vladimir Barshev

But with buses on the roads, there is some kind of disaster. The number of accidents with them has been growing since 2013. And last year was no exception. Bus drivers have committed 5740 road accidents last year. This is 2.4 percent more than a year earlier. True, the death toll in such accidents fell by 17.3 percent. They killed 268 people.

For the third year in a row, the number of accidents in which children suffer has increased. Last year, the number of such cases increased by 1.4 percent and amounted to 19,861 accidents. True, the number of children killed in such accidents has decreased by 12.2 percent. A total of 626 people died.

I must say that every year the number of accidents caused by the children themselves is decreasing. Most often, children are injured or killed when they are in the car as passengers. And this suggests that they die through the fault of adults, who first of all need to ensure the safety of their children.

The number of accidents caused by drunk drivers is decreasing. In total, 19,625 such accidents occurred last year, which is 3.1 percent less than in 2017. And the number of deaths due to the fault of drunk drivers fell by 6 percent. In total, 4524 people died in such accidents.

Infographics "RG": Mikhail Shipov / Vladimir Barshev

As the deputy chairman of the public council under the Ministry of Transport Natalya Agra told the "RG" correspondent, such results show that the strategy was chosen correctly. The severity of the consequences in all respects is reduced. Even on buses, despite the increase in accidents with them.

A decrease in the death toll by 994 people is a good result, says Natalia Agra. - This means that the ways of dealing with accidents show their effectiveness.

She recalled that these methods include dividing traffic flows, stricter requirements and control over the transportation of children.

The number of accidents caused by drunk drivers has been declining for the third year in a row. But the number of identified drunk bus drivers is growing

As statistics show, an increase in accidents occurs with buses owned by private individuals. The Ministry of Transport recalled the proposal to ban the ability to register buses of category "D" for individuals. You need a bus - let the owner register as a private entrepreneur and obtain a license.

Also, according to Agra, foreigners who work as drivers on the same buses and in taxis are worried. This category of drivers is also experiencing an increase in accidents. Therefore, the possibility of a complete ban on working as carriers of passengers of drivers who do not have a Russian driver's license is being discussed.