Should we treat adolescents like adults?

What are you talkin about none of that mess that you said fits my description...i am responsible, i dont act childish.. they call me old man at school, i act like an adult already.. have been for years, wash my own clothes, cook, i hustle so what are you talking about... i get things done and do what is needed to survive and advance in life

i dont smoke

dont drink

dont have sex

dont curse.. i try not to

think before i do stuff

look at other peoples mistakes and learn from them

the only reason.. a lot act the way they do is becuase they know they can get away with it while they are younger.. .and wont be able to do certain things when they get older.

its called living it up.

yes treat me like im an adult... becuase thats what i will be in a couple months.

In my family, as soon as I turned 13, my mum said 'Right, you're a big girl now, so if you want to be treated like one, you have to act like one'. Ofcourse, I started acting more responsible and grown up because I wanted that respect from my parents. Obviously my mum didn't let me do everything an adult could do, but she talked to me like one. Now at 15, she treats me like one and lets me make my own decisions. From this, I've learnt to be responsible and take care of myself in the healthiest way possible. My mum is also secretary for six formers so 16+ and she treated them like adults, unlike the secretary before, and they seem to be more well behaved, they chat to my mum, they aren't scared of her, but they respect her, so they don't go against her rules. I mean, lets use teachers as an example, who out of the teenagers likes that patronizing teacher that gives you a seating plan?

I think teenagers would act a lot more responsibly if they got treated like adults. I know I did :)

This is a really great question!! I think that as you say:

"People tend to behave as expected, so when we expect childish behavior from teens, we get it. "

so, yes teens should be treated like adults, but when they cross the line, abuse that responsability and continue to act childish, then maybe the only thing you can do is treat them like children.

I started to grow up and mature when that was what was expected of me :)

hope this helps!

Adolescents are not children. They are not adults either. But they are adolescents!

So whats the most logical way to treat them? Like adolescents!

As an adolescent, I don't want to be treated like an adult.

If you act like an adult then yes you should be treated maturely with respect, but if you're going to act like a kid then I'll treat you like one.

Teenagers are getting mature. however, they are not mature enough to be treated totally as adults. they need concerns, they need understanding and communicating. They need to be leaded to the right field for good developement.

I don't think so. Seriously, I'd hate it if people treated me like an adult!

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