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Adolescence now lasts from ages of 10 to 24, once thought to end at 19, scientist say - C C - Jan 21, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42732442
EXCERPT: Young people continuing their education for longer, as well as delayed marriage and parenthood, has pushed back popular perceptions of when adulthood begins. Changing the definition is vital to ensure laws stay appropriate [...but...] another expert warns doing so risks "further infantilising young people".
Puberty [...] used to happen around the age of 14 but has dropped with improved health and nutrition in much of the developed world to around the age of 10. [...] Half of all females now have their period by 12 or 13 years of age.
[...] "Age definitions are always arbitrary" . . . but "our current definition of adolescence is overly restricted". "The ages of 10-24 years are a better fit with the development of adolescents nowadays." [...] "In the UK, the average age for leaving home is now around 25 years for both men and women."
MORE: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42732442
RE: Adolescence now lasts from ages of 10 to 24, once thought to end at 19, scientist say - RainbowUnicorn - Jan 21, 2018
(Jan 21, 2018 02:13 AM)C C Wrote: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42732442
EXCERPT: Young people continuing their education for longer, as well as delayed marriage and parenthood, has pushed back popular perceptions of when adulthood begins. Changing the definition is vital to ensure laws stay appropriate [...but...] another expert warns doing so risks "further infantilising young people".
Puberty [...] used to happen around the age of 14 but has dropped with improved health and nutrition in much of the developed world to around the age of 10. [...] Half of all females now have their period by 12 or 13 years of age.
[...] "Age definitions are always arbitrary" . . . but "our current definition of adolescence is overly restricted". "The ages of 10-24 years are a better fit with the development of adolescents nowadays." [...] "In the UK, the average age for leaving home is now around 25 years for both men and women."
MORE: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-42732442
so sex-ed in modern countrys needs to start at school around age 10.
note anti-abortionists(& religious conservatives) attempting to prevent children from their rights by denying them sex education.
Quote:popular perceptionsmajority rule by popularity ?
or statistical majority rule ?
or elitist facism ?
subjective objectification of de-humanising children to serve the ego of adults...
soo many adults are soo narcissistic & psychopathic attempting to deny children and teens of their rights it is deemed a culture and a right of the parent to own the childs rights.
change is soo slow...
queue womens march...
RE: Adolescence now lasts from ages of 10 to 24, once thought to end at 19, scientist say - Syne - Jan 21, 2018
(Jan 21, 2018 04:16 AM)RainbowUnicorn Wrote: so sex-ed in modern countrys needs to start at school around age 10.
note anti-abortionists(& religious conservatives) attempting to prevent children from their rights by denying them sex education.
Why are you so interested in the sex-ed of 10-year-olds?
