To become an adult is to gain recognition, to communicate on an equal footing with your idols. So teenagers think. Lack of competence and life experience can play a cruel joke with the newly appeared "adult child". Adults chronologically do nothing to look more mature, and teens put a lot of effort into looking older in order to gain a voice and the respect of others. So should you grow up at an early age?
The problem with today's children is their desire to become adults as soon as possible. However, adults often bitterly think that it is impossible to turn back time. And why did they rush him so - that is the main question.
Adults … children?
Young people are idealized: advertising is guided by it, even those who are older try to copy them, calling seriousness boredom.
Modern man is in no hurry to grow up. This is proved by the writings of teenagers. In part, all people remain children, but a balance is needed between responsibility and play. The main question is the readiness to grow up.
The fear of not coping with tasks, not being able to protect oneself and the desire to hide under the blanket from problems comes to everyone, regardless of the number of years lived. Often, even mature people do not consider themselves to be adults.
There is no clear definition of adulthood.
- These are sensible, but rather boring people who are forced to do routine things.
- However, being an adult is the ability to remain faithful to childhood, but not strive to remain forever in childhood.
Even as they get older, children continue to receive financial support from their parents. Because of the longer training period, young people start working later. The lines between adults and teenagers are becoming more blurred.
Adult: Honorary Status or Pipe Dream?
Previously, the desire to become an adult was explained by the fact that only in this way it was possible to declare oneself. A century ago, the status of a child did not exist. From the age of eight, children already led an independent life, becoming apprentices and helping their parents.
Modern life either devalues the status of an adult or makes it unattainable. Reality is far from wishes, therefore the young man does not seek to enter adulthood. The burden of responsibility, parting with dreams is not a very attractive program.
The onset of adulthood is different for everyone. Usually this transition is felt after an important event, after the fact. And each has its own personal story.
The kid believes that the world should fulfill his desires. Therefore, parents are sure that they must give their children all the time, attention and resources in order to sufficiently prepare them for an independent life.
But it is impossible to remain adults always and everywhere. And this is for the best. Personal development lies in the ability to combine responsibility with carelessness, play with seriousness, and openness with the necessary distance.
Only by his own deeds can a child accelerate the onset of growing up. Performing well in any grade, self-study at home to stay ahead of the school curriculum, or inventing your own takes both time and ability. But constantly thinking about speeding up the passage of time and talking only on this topic is a big mistake.
One must live in every moment, and not waste time chasing the future. Every moment is beautiful. Each age has its own advantages, and rushing to leave one, changing it to another, is a wrong position.
