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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand the “stay kids longer” thread on here.  Kids hit puberty at way different times.  For some kids, I can see “staying a kid longer” but the kids who are shaving and menstruating by 7th grade are just no longer kids.  They want different things entirely.  Keeping them kids longer is absolutely the opposite of what they want. [/quote]

Hmm. You could be right, but I'd say most kids do want a chance to kids longer, honestly I'd say it's best for kids whether they want to or not, like alot of things in life. They can still be challenged a bit more in school and explore other activities, they just need time to be kids. I don't really think puberty plays all that much into it. I started puberty pretty early and I definitely was still a kid well into teenhood. I think it's a combo of other kids, trying to fit in and be cool and parents/school pushing kids to grow up too fast. Plus, when kids hit MS things like recess are often eliminated and parents expect kids to do a million activities rather than organic, unstructured play/hang out with friends. People are basically telling these kids that they're too old to be kids. Which isn't true at all.[/quote]

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