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Kids Really Do Grow Up Fast These DaysBY: Diane | Category: Relationships | Post Date: 2010-02-04
Yes it's a cliché. It seems like every generation looks at their children (or their children's children) and makes the observation that they are growing up faster than the prior generation. While it makes good fodder for conversation, it also presents a challenge for parents who are trying to raise their children with their own values. If kids really are growing up fast, what does that mean for parents when their eleven-year-old daughter asks permission to go out on a date? One thing that we have to take into consideration with this issue is the age that children go through puberty. While it is about average for girls to reach puberty at about eleven to thirteen years of age, some kids these days are starting puberty as young as six years of age. While there are some health concerns that are related to this issue (such as a concern that children who mature early won't reach their full adult height), the social and emotional issues that come along with early puberty are what parents and children face on a daily basis. One issue that comes up is relationships. While most children in elementary school only think about dating as much as it affects their television shows or favorite celebrities, children who have already hit puberty have usually heard the 'birds and the bees' talk already. It's hard to say exactly what this knowledge will do to a child's psyche, but we do have some studies that have shown a few of the effects. One study published by SAGE publications studied early-maturing African American and Latino boys and girls who were seen as victims by their peers. These students showed greater depression, physical symptoms of depression, and a lower feeling of self-worth. In this study, the peers were the ones who identified the early-maturing students as being victimized, which further shows that children who mature early are affected socially as well as physically. It may be tempting to conclude that if children are physically mature, they should be able to participate in dating activities which suit their developmental level. However, studies performed by Ohio State University and published in the journal Social Forces have shown that going through early puberty puts girls at a greater risk of delinquency. Though the number and gender of friend didn't have an effect on delinquency rates, dating did. Early-developing boys and girls who were in romantic relationships had a 35 percent increase in some forms of delinquency, such as cigarette smoking, use of marijuana, drinking alcohol, lying to parents, and truancy from school. Though there are medications available to delay the onset of puberty, for most families when puberty hits there is nothing more to be done than to be ready for it. Knowing, however, what the possible behavioral, social, and emotional outcomes of early-onset puberty can be may give families the heads up necessary to educate themselves, get help, and cope with the issues better as they come along. In the meantime, it may be helpful to start practicing the 'birds and the bees' talk now Article Source: http://www.writearticles.org About Author / Additional Info: Additional Articles: * Finding Something Truly Unique on the Internet * Best Beaches In South Florida - Where To Go and Where To Stay * Showing vs Telling * God of 22nd century * The Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor: Advantages You Must Know Does this article violate or infringe on your copyright ? It is a violation of our terms for authors to submit content which they did not write and claim it as their own. If this article infringes on your copyrights, then use our Contact us form with the detailed proof of infringement along with the offending article's title, URL and writer name. If you do not hear back from us then contact us again in another 10 days. Thank you. Comments on this article: (0 comments so far) * Additional comments are now closed for this article *
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