Open Question Responses : Growing Younger

For lots of my questions for this survey I decided to open them up or extend them for further opinion, I am going to include some of these responses below.

Do you think children are growing up too fast? Why do you think this is?

"Media has big influence, and the growing urge to be an 'adult'"

"Advertising and tv, gaming etc available to children, children left to their own devices more as both parents work, pier pressure, adult fashion available in child sizes"

"Sexually aware from too young an age, bombarded with media - images, music etc."

Do you think the age of consent makes any difference to the age people actually lose their virginity?

"This matters less and less with every passing day. It was more of a taboo to have a child when you are under the age of consent, especially with religious ramifications but nowadays this matters little. It's perceived more as a target than a law in school with children, a guideline at best."

"I think your upbringing/family relationshis will impact this decision more than a law."

"I don't think you can put an age on it, by putting an age on it in the first place it applies sunconcious pressure onto youngsters that at 16 they should be sexually active."

(Do you think people are staying younger as they grow old?) Explain your reason.

"Many parents dressing in exactly the same way as their children - not necessarliy a good thing! Parents treating children as their 'mates' - eg playing Call of Duty with their 5 year old son (Dad and son bonding, is a real example)"

"People these days want to look younger, but are not prepared to look after them selfs. Seems to be all about quick fix, sadly."

"30/40 year olds are often embracing the younger lifestyle - going out more, partying, travelling, etc, whereas forty or fifty years ago, those in that age bracket would have stayed at home."

(To what extend do you agree with the phrase 'growing old gracefully' in our day and age?) Further thoughts on 'growing old gracefully':

"Many people do not come to terms with ageing and will have a lot of surgery to keep their looks"

"not done so well these days"

"I agree with the idea of growing older gracefully, but in society we embrace plastic surgery, botox, etc, and living a younger lifestyle, so I think the idea is dying out."

Other Thoughts?

"We need to learn acceptance. We grow old, our interests change, and our bodies change, but basically we are the same people we were as kids, but with less inhibitions."

"Society increasingly 'youth orientated' which actually seems to meen kids growing up while parents don't, hence blurring of the lines."