Age of adulthood

[Redway]

At what age do we think a kid matures into an adult (in more than just a legal sense)?

[Niamh.]

hhmmm tough one, depends on the person I think but somewhere between 20-23ish? having said that I have an 18 year old daughter and a 20 year old step son and the 18 year old is more of an adult. It also depends alot on their lives as well, how much responsibility they've had/had to take on from a younger age, there's lots of factors

[AnnieK]

Totally depends. I have known some 16 year olds who are more mature then 25 year olds.

[Redway]

hhmmm tough one, depends on the person I think but somewhere between 20-23ish? having said that I have an 18 year old daughter and a 20 year old step son and the 18 year old is more of an adult. It also depends alot on their lives as well, how much responsibility they've had/had to take on from a younger age, there's lots of factors

I know girls mature faster than boys so the age of maturity’s probably a little earlier for girls than boys too.

[Cherie]

Gone for 21, as others have said it depends on the person, i think 25 is pushing it a bit though :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

certainly not below 20

[Redway]

Gone for 21, as others have said it depends on the person, i think 25 is pushing it a bit though :laugh:

Mhm. Anything under 25 can still pass as youth.

[Nicky91]

21 i think

[Shaun]

the answer is "one year above whatever I currently am"

[Vicky.]

Apparently the brain is not fully developed until (I think its...) 25

I think some people mature a lot earlier than others though. I lived on my own and had a job since being 16 and managed perfectly well. I do think I am a totally different person now though from then

[arista]

At what age do we think a child matures into an adult (in more than just a legal sense).


In Some African nations
its 11.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

the answer is "one year above whatever I currently am"

Tea

[Cherie]

Mhm. Anything under 25 can still pass as youth.

Youth yes, but the question is adulthood! You are definitely an adult at age 25

[Cal.]

Probably 25 for men. 21ish for women.

[Cal.]

A shudder at some people classing me as an adult!

[MTVN]

the answer is "one year above whatever I currently am"

Spot on

[Vicky.]

The rational part of a teen's brain isn't fully developed and won't be until age 25 or so.

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1&ContentID=3051

[Redway]

In Some African nations
its 11.

I said in more than a legal sense though didn’t I.

[Redway]

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1&ContentID=3051

21 to 24’s young adult and 25’s adult in my opinion. 18-20s are legal children for the most part. Especially the lads.

[Cherie]

all the Peter Pans of the forum exposing themselves :laugh:

[Eddie.]

21, the age where a teen has properly transitioned into an adult.

18 could work as well if the teen matures fast...

16 is too young and 25 is a bit too old, for most people.

[Crimson Dynamo]

when you get a mortgage and a car and a ring

Id say you cant escape it then

[Mystic Mock]

I think that people on average tend to start feeling more independent at around the 16-17 mark so I voted for that on the poll.

[Withano]

I would say theres a huge difference between a young adult and an adult

24 is about the time when you stop having excuses for being bad at life

[Crimson Dynamo]

I think that people on average tend to start feeling more independent at around the 16-17 mark so I voted for that on the poll.

that was not the question though?

[Mystic Mock]

that was not the question though?

Yes it was as adulthood is normally about being more independent and fending for yourself for employment and even having a roof over your head.

[Greg!]

I didn't read the question properly so put 18! I would say around 21/22. I'm 18 and I certainly don't feel like an adult

[Crimson Dynamo]

Yes it was as adulthood is normally about being more independent and fending for yourself for employment and even having a roof over your head.

and what has that to do with 16 or 17 years old?

[Redway]

I think that people on average tend to start feeling more independent at around the 16-17 mark so I voted for that on the poll.

To tell you the truth I left that 16/17 option up there to see who’d actually vote that young for adulthood.

I get your point though.

[Mystic Mock]

and what has that to do with 16 or 17 years old?

Well 16/17 on average is when people start trying to get a job and be independent, even in this mess of a time it is still the case.

[Mystic Mock]

To tell you the truth I left that 16/17 option up there to see who’d actually vote that young for adulthood.

I get your point though.

Thanks Redway.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Well 16/17 on average is when people start trying to get a job and be independent, even in this mess of a time it is still the case.

Most are still at school and many hoping to go to further education?

They are not adults not nothing like adults, i really have no idea what you are on about?

:conf:

[Mystic Mock]

Most are still at school and many hoping to go to further education?

They are not adults not nothing like adults, i really have no idea what you are on about?

:conf:

Okay LT you're clearly in a contrary mood today I see.:joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Okay LT you're clearly in a contrary mood today I see.:joker:

No

I have a 16 year old and i have had another who was 16 and i know their pals and contemporaries, i have a nephew who is 17 and a niece who is 15 and i live with a 15 year old (the TL'S recalcitrant)and NONE of them are adults nor near adults yet

vile little brats, yes

adults, no

[Redway]

Anyone else not feel like an adult till 23?

[Alf]

I'm 41 and still as immature as I was at 16, sometimes. I know people in their teens that are more mature than me in some situations. There's some on this forum.

[RileyH]

I know people in their teens that are more mature than me in some situations. There's some on this forum.

@ me next time x

[Kate!]

22.

[Marsh.]

(the TL'S recalcitrant)

:skull:

[LaLaLand]

I'm 29 in three days (the 11th) and I still don't feel like a proper adult so go figure :joker:

[Marsh.]

Does anyone ever "feel" like an adult though?

Most people seem to be just scrambling and putting on a face of adulthood, but underneath they are a kid not knowing what the fook is going on. :worry:

[Ramsay]

the answer is "one year above whatever I currently am"

I've always been a believer in this too