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When I Grow So Hard To Grow

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Have you ever wondered why your 6’1” but your mom is 5’6 and your dad is 5’9? I chose this topic because I'm curious on how I got my height, even though my parents are short and all of my relatives are 6’ and under. I also chose this topic because I want to be taller than I already am and I want to know the maximum amount I can grow. I knew a little bit about growing before I researched this, but not much. I knew that you would have to eat well and get proper sleep, but I learned a whole lot more than I thought possible. I really wanted to know when I would grow the most and when I would stop, and I wanted to know how much genetics played in growing. Those were the main things I wanted to know, but there were a lot of other little questions …show more content…

( Dr. Goel, 1)
Quality of parental care, if your parents don't take care of you that will definitely hurt your growth, whether it's getting enough food, or sleep. ( Dr. Goel, 1)
If your birth weight was low, then there's a larger probability that you won't grow as much. ( Dr. Goel, 1) To answer my question if it is possible to grow taller, I concluded that it is possible under some conditions. If you are over twenty, the chances that you'll grow more are almost impossible. However, if you are still in your childhood or very low twenties (20-22) you can enhance your growth rate, or add on a couple inches.

Reflections on my Search What I learned about growing is really important because before I had researched about growing I would have done things that I thought would make me grow taller, but actually would hurt my growth. My research is not done, I have briefly learned about the aspects of growing, I found about half of what I wanted, what I really wanted to know was a really quick way to get taller. I did find out how to get taller over time, but I needed to know how to grow a little in 1-2 days. Now that I know most of the basics of growing, I can use the tips in my life to get taller and help me in my

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