Adulthood

though early adulthood doesn’t see much of a drastic change physically, it is important to take care of yourself to prevent future medical problems and to establish routine healthy habits. Cognitively, I think people are never at their full potential, but they can reach a certain level of expertise and creativity at a certain job. Being in the early adult stage seems to be the best, because you’re not an immature teen, but you’re also not at the point of menopause in the late adulthood stage yet…

your first steps, first words, and first day of school. When you are an adult you have your first real job, first family, first car and first time actually taking full responsibility for yourself. There are many differences between childhood and adulthood including responsibilities, worrying, and freedom. There are even bigger reasons why they are similar, which includes dreaming big, always learning and having a first for everything. Children…

We are expected mature and follow rules in life, however, some seriously struggle finding the support and path to a better life. We all have our own personal goals to deal with as well. This is the most difficult part of adulthood thus…

they are capable of having their own family and providing for them. Although, they are supposed to be the ones that will have to consider themselves adults. In the article “What Does it Mean to be an Adult Today?”, they tell us that the change to adulthood is defined by five milestones. Those five milestones are: Completing school, leaving home, becoming financially independent, marrying, and last but not least having a child. In this article, they provide several reasons, of when a teenager…

HOLDEN’S TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD IN THE CATCHER IN THE RYE no all caps in the [ don 't use the book title for your title. be creative and original. ] Is there any reason somebody would be scared to grow up? Or a reason for a person to feel as if they were going to be somebody else when they get older? Gerontophobia, is the fear of growing up, which is the biggest fear for Holden Caulfield, one of four children, from The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. He is somebody who lets the world get…

Although most children appear to want to grow up, most do not. In fact most kids are extremely afraid to grow up. This is certainly the case for 16 year old Holden Caulfield. At the beginning of the book The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden finds himself being kicked out of boarding school yet again. Instead of doing the reasonable thing, he decides to run away and roam the streets of New York City all alone. He has some wild adventures along the way. Including but not limited to;…

Question #1: Take a look at page 162, the "Becoming an Adult" statistics section at the top. On the left, there is a list of 5 markers of adulthood that have NOT changed for people aged 18-29 and the corresponding percentages of early adults who have not experienced each by the age of 30. Do you believe that these are in fact markers that should occur for early adults before the age of 30? Each person has a different background and circumstances so for some people all of these markers should…

A Word on Introspection and Independence “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I am sure that the majority of us ran into this question dozens of times during our childhood. When I was younger the answer would come to me as easy as saying my name. A veterinarian or a ranch owner or a writer, I had many phases. Conversely, if you asked me that question now that I am seventeen years old, the only answer I’d give you would be a shrug of shoulders. How come now, that I am only a few months…

if the exertion is available. Children may have huge dreams, yet might be not able to contact them with their present capacities, so dreams, for example, these are more probably achieved as an adult. However, when the kid achieves the phase of adulthood they may feel the weight of the world and choose that the fantasy is no more worth pursuing. On the off chance that they need a fantasy to survive, it must be sufficiently solid as do the adults themselves. Adults know about this, and in the…

When does a teenager cross the threshold from immaturity to maturity? Could it happen when teens turn eighteen? Century-old policies and rules dictate that eighteen year olds simply fall between the neediness of childhood and the responsibility of adulthood, not quite fitting into either category. Eighteen year olds, in legal terms, are adults but in society’s standards they still must wait a few more years before fully enjoying what adult life has to offer. Does that mean they still do not have…