Back in January of this year I posted a blog titled, “Are our kids growing up to fast?” In a general gist, I dealt with the issue of allowing our children certain priviledges without them having an adequate maturity level to handle them. For example, purchasing them a car and allowing them to drive or allowing them to spend a lot of unsupervised time with a member of the opposite sex in a dating relationship.
Over the past several weeks I have been considering a similar topic with a twist, “Are we not allowing our kids grow up?” At first glance this question may seem as if it is posed only to parent(s) and guardian(s). However, this question is much deeper than that and has many more implications than just for the family. The answer to this question concerns teachers, church leaders, youth workers, public and private schools, YMCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs, and churches to just name a few.
What do you think? Are we not allowing our kids to grow up? Are we creating an environment that encourages their maturation, independence, and productivity or are we creating an environment that futher extends their childhood years of dependency, leisure, and laziness to the point that many believe they will earn a living as a professional Middle School student?
Some argue, such as Robert Esptein in his book titled, The Case Against Adolescence: Rediscovering the Adult in Every Teen said that…
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