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Originally Posted by Star
Today's society isn't the same way it was when we were kids either. Kids today can get away with a lot more then we could back then so they grow up faster.
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And here we have the whole discipline problem. If you let kids get away with more, they will try to get away with ever more. Parental authority does not exist as much as it did 30 years ago.
We have the illusion that they grow up faster, but the only thing they effectively do is make more mistakes at ever younger ages. Sure, they can learn from the experiences. But it can also seriously mess someone up.
I don't think the developments over the past 30 years are encouraging, or are easily reversible. As always, damage is easier to inflict than to restore.
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The environment and preservatives in our foods, I think, are palying a role with our kids development.
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That is true. Hormone beef, causes girls to menstruate at younger ages, for example.