Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Topic addressed on the Up series: The changes and influences through age.

At 7-14, most children are under a greater influence of their parents and obey decision and options laid out for them especially seeing that as a child they are too young, naïve and vulnerable for making important choices.

At 14-21, especially during puberty, the young teen or adult decides who they are, who they want to be, what they want to do and are the main control panel for this stage in this life. With the hormones kicking in sometimes parents are hated or even driven out of the picture.

At 28+ the adult has settled down and bigger choices are coming into play; such as work, relationships, romance and moving away from home. The adult has most likely completed their education and is usually on the right stage of their career. Parents are helpful and they offer input and advice, which their matured son/daughter accepts.

By Deanne Woodman

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