Why do we grow at different rates as we get older?

Hello again Rudi,

You are asking a lot of questions.  That's great.  So you grew an inch, but your older brother didn't grow at all last month.  Well, human beings have several periods of fast growth that you would notice.  They grow very quickly when they are a baby, putting on weight and growing faster than their mums and dads can buy clothes for them.  Then they grow steadily when they are little children, and then this slows down as little children become older.  So you are past the baby growing stage, but you are still getting taller all the time.  However, although your brother did not grow much last month, he will probably start growing again very soon.  When children are about 12-13 years old (but this can be slightly different for different people) they start to become more like grown ups.  They get taller,  and boys voices get deeper!  So your brother may not have grown much last month, but he may suddenly start putting on extra height soon.   If you want to know more about growing up you should talk to your Mum and Dad.  They have both been children, and now they are grown ups so they can tell you what you want to know.

Keep asking us questions though, and we will do our best to answer them.

Last edited by Neil Gostling (16th Feb 2007 18:18:56)