![]() ![]() I thought growing up would fix that, relieve all the stress of childhood. Primary school was possibly the most stressful time of my life. I remember when I was younger, I couldn't wait to grow up. There is also the pressure to get the best grades, be the best student, prove something to teachers, parents and total strangers. If you don't fit in, you feel stressed, alone, and like you can't cope. In school, there is a constant desire to fit in. "Going to school has always been a stressful experience". She does make some points that I agree with. ![]() She is debating the whole idea that children want to grow up, all because of stress. So I was reading an article on, by someone named Michelle06. Reaching Adulthood: Are Kids Growing Up Too Fast or Too Slow? | RealDelia. ![]() This article is based on entirely circumstantial evidence, and as such, cannot be a reliable source for the claim that kid's aren't growing up fast enough.ġ. She had no job, and no way of continuing her mortgage payments. The headline and the angle they take in this article makes it seem as if she moved home because she wanted to. The reason she moved back in with her parents? She got fired. The woman in question, Felicia Brown, is an adult, owns her own house, and until March 20, 2009, had a good job. Is this a child not growing up fast enough? This article explores the time a 41 year old woman moved back in with her parents. I am firmly on the side that argues children are growing up too fast. The opposing point of view states that children aren't growing up fast enough.ĭo I agree? No. But this opposing view is another interesting angle for me to consider. I see it everyday, on Facebook, driving past my old school, in my eldest cousins two daughters, my other cousins two eldest sons. In my personal opinion, I think kids are growing up too fast. The person who wrote the article had actually come across two articles that contradicted each other: One by the New York Times, and the other by the Washington Post. So while I was researching some links to support my argument that kids are growing up too fast, I came across an article that explores both sides of the argument. It seems that society is deeming it acceptable for babies and toddlers to wear this kind of clothing now. Clothes for babies now have sexualised messages on them. Here's something else that will shock you: Miley Cyrus' little sister Noah (left) modelling clothing meant for twenty year olds. I can't believe that some parents find this kind of clothing ok for their children to wear. Bikinis, clothes with sexual messages on 's just not done. The fashion industry has created this new 'stage' of life, and seem to be trying to turn children into streetwalkers (Ok, maybe that's a bit harsh).īut the range of clothing available out there for young girls should be entirely unacceptable. Nowadays, it is an accepted part of society. I only learned about this fad when I was a 'tween' myself, yet neither of my parents knew what that was at the time. When I was a kid, there was no such thing as a 'tween', or a 'tweenager'. "It all began when industry created and publicised the idea of tween." ![]() I am not a parent, but even non-parents can agree that this clothing is ridiculous and horrifying. Here's something that horrifies me: " The realisation that “children grow up fast these days” seems to be accepted by most parents." ![]()
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