Posted on 01/20/2018 7:42:15 AM PST by BenLurkin
Professor Susan Sawyer, director of the center for adolescent health at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, calls the dynamic “semi-dependency.”
"Although many adult legal privileges start at age 18, the adoption of adult roles and responsibilities generally occurs later," she said.
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"The ages of 10-24 years are a better fit with the development of adolescents nowadays,” she said.
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Why should I recognize this state apparatchik as a "scientist"?
My Lib sister was so happy the Obama Admin raised the children eligible to be on their parent’s healthcare to 26. I told her that people at 26 needed to have their own jobs and healthcare. Her son is now 29 and still doesn’t have a regular job or healthcare. Why don’t Libs understand that infantilizing their children, to higher and higher ages, doesn’t bode well for their future employment opportunities? Or maybe they just figure that all those hard working Americans will continue to support them Ad Infinitum???
Well, car rental companies have always asserted this.
The 24 age is spot on. I noticed in in my son and daughter born in the early 90’s. But I disagree with 10 being the mental aspect and start of a boy entering adolescence. I believe it’s 14 for boys, perhaps 12 for girls but definitely 13-14 for boys and I’m not specifically considering puberty. Just an adolescent mindset.
Better yet. Only those who pay taxes should vote. Those who get freebies obviously will vote for the candidates who promise them more freebies…Democrats.
Been saying these things for years.
I say it in regards to age of consent. It simply takes kids more time to develop than before. Not their fault, there is a lot more to take in.
I advocate raising the age of consent to 25. Yes I do.
Unless of course they are in dem families, then the dependency exists their whole lives.
Male Mortality plots confirm this, going back decades.
“Hold by beer” alert!
Stop personalizing subjects, to make a point../S
I thought it went to something like 45. LOL
Describes my neighbor perfectly.
Down with that, if...., there is a provision for so called Dreamers to only be eligible for legal status and cannot vote for 20 years, if...they become citizens...
Back when we had the Draft, American males matured real quick about the time they graduated boot.
Women like Missy Sawyer wouldn’t know about that.
I’m 70 and has of yet to grow up.
Agree. I entered the Navy at 17, and have supported myself ever since. The idea of expanded/extended adolescence is equine excrement. Until the 20th Century, the concept of adolescence was practically unknown — one simply transitioned from childhood to adulthood.
Bring back the draft.
No, let's not. I served at the outset of the all volunteer force (76-84), those early years were a struggle, aided by the Carter Administration.
I was in battalion size units my entire time. You could see progress every year, sometimes haltingly.
The military is a tough enough place for those that want to be there.
or until they move out of mom’s basement, whichever comes first.
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