As kids, we like to be silly. Somewhere this must be ingrained into us as humans because it slips out even in adulthood; we just get more guarded. What’s alarming though, is that – I’ve been learning – adolescence is creeping into adulthood.
This is crazy –> In 1904 when the term “adolescence” was coined by a guy named G. Stanley Hall, adolescence began at age 14.5 and ended at 16 (just 1.5 years). Today, it begins at about age 10 and ENDS AT AGE 30-ish (a period of 20 years…WHAT!?!?!?). Read more about it from this guy.
This means that kids are taking longer to grow up. I had the thought that social media could be partly to blame. Here’s why:
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