I don’t doubt it a bit. My neighbor’s oldest, the one who got into constant trouble after leaving the nest, was always touted as “very mature” and “adult-like”. But now if you meet him, he doesn’t seem anything like that...
It definitely stunts emotional maturity, IMO. The next in line is becoming just like him. He even comes over to handle his younger brother’s disciplinary problems, when he comes to visit my fiance’s child, when they are in town.
My post, however, should not be construed to being against homeschooling, as I am not. But I am against quiverful adherents who can’t really manage the homeschooling PLUS the brood size, usually as a result of attempting to meet financial demands of being quiverful.
I’m against quiverful types too. As for maturity, it’s a shame that he’s at a point in life when he should be technically mature, but is stunted and making up for lost time.
I’m all for homeschooling though. I would have liked that.