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[–] 153 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

Children literally have not had the experience to recognize these situations, their brains aren't fully developed, and aren't fully in charge of their own lives. I agree that if you're doing this often then you may want to have a conversation about how it keeps happening, but it's much better for a kid to feel like they have a safety net. Otherwise they may stick in the shady situation and end up in more trouble

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  • [–] 20 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

    I agree with you but the human brain is constantly developing throughout our lives. It's never fully developed.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 weeks ago

    It never stops changing, but there is a significant freeze around 25. From about 12-25 there are massive changes to the brain. It also coincides with them first gaining true freedom, and learning the pros and cons of that.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 weeks ago

    Maybe, but it's definitely true that the frontal lobes are typically significantly underdeveloped in the under-25s, resulting in impulsive behaviour with less caution and poorer long term decision making.

    There's a time in your life when headlessly jumping out of the nest is absolutely the order of the day, and it's late teens and early twenties.

    Having a safety net isn't a bad thing at this point, at all.

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