Posted on 09/25/2013 10:13:34 AM PDT by GraceG
Adolescence no longer ends when people hit 18, according to updated guidelines being given to child psychologists.
The new directive is designed to extend the age range that child psychologists can work with from 18 years old up to 25.
It is hoped the initiative will stop children being 'rushed' through their childhood and feeling pressured to achieve key milestones quickly, reports the BBC.
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“Maybe thats why a new category of marriage has been created: gay marriage? It provides a new market.”
Good point, though many have no interest in it. Cramps the dozens-of-partners-each-month lifestyle.
“Cramps the dozens-of-partners-each-month lifestyle.”
OOOOOOHHHHHH...good one! :)
First thing to do is raise the voting age.
Contrast with my grandfather from the Dakota Territory who left home around 14, to make it on his own in Montana and Wyoming.
And his son, my father, who at age 17, enlisted in the Marines to kill Japs, got wounded after 45 days fighting on Okinawa, war over, out of military before 20th birthday with over 2 years servrice.
He kicked me out, at age 18. It sort of ran in the family—starting manhood young.
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