Opinion. Look pretty close to being right, though.
Sixteen years old is only a “child” in our warped day and age. A century ago...
In any case, we’re going to disagree, no matter what.
In 1850 the life expectancy was 40. I looked it up. Our ancestors didn't have time to be kids at 16. Life expectancy now is 77.7 years. Comparing her with 16 year olds from our history is misleading.