Are Today's Teens Putting the Brakes on Adulthood?
They're often postponing traditional 'milestones' to growing up, study suggests
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Parents may still marvel at how fast their kids grow up, but a new study finds that U.S. teenagers are maturing more slowly than past generations.
In some ways, the trend appears positive: High school kids today are less likely to be drinking or having sex, versus their counterparts in the 1980s and 1990s.
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