Compare And Contrast Essay Final Draft
Janine Rogers
Prof. Salerno
English 101
10/28/14
Compare and Contrast Essay
Childhood and Adulthood Every stage of life has its own set of rules and responsibilities that we must learn and get used to as we grow up. When we were young, we wanted the freedom that adults enjoyed but never really realized or knew the additional responsibilities that went along with being an adult. Childhood and adulthood are the two most important stages of life and there are many responsibilities and behaviors that change us from a child to an adult but there are also similarities that link the two stages together.
As a child, the responsibilities were easy. Children don’t have bills to pay and there was no worrying about buying the latest smartphones. It was all about study and play (Rohith). Everything is free when you are a child. The behavior of children as they grow, is based on the way the adult raised them. Although, when some children get to be a certain age, parents will assign chores for the child to do to help out and start gaining responsibility. Children have all the freedom that adults miss from when they were young. Children whose parents provide some freedom within clearly defined and clearly enforced limits gradually learn to be responsible for their actions and are more likely to succeed in school and in later life (Berk, 1996; Shumow, Vandell, & Posner, 1998; Spencer et. al, 1996). As children grow up, parents can nurture their growing independence and responsibility through positive guidance. Responsibility and independence are developed through the increased expansion of freedom within limits, along with the connection between children’s actions and appropriate consequences, provides children with opportunities to develop independence and responsibility for their lives (Dubow, Huesmann, & Eron, 1987; Maccoby & Martin, 1983).
When you’re an adult, things become harder and stressful. Now you have to work, pay bills, balance the check book, and so
Prof. Salerno
English 101
10/28/14
Compare and Contrast Essay
Childhood and Adulthood Every stage of life has its own set of rules and responsibilities that we must learn and get used to as we grow up. When we were young, we wanted the freedom that adults enjoyed but never really realized or knew the additional responsibilities that went along with being an adult. Childhood and adulthood are the two most important stages of life and there are many responsibilities and behaviors that change us from a child to an adult but there are also similarities that link the two stages together.
As a child, the responsibilities were easy. Children don’t have bills to pay and there was no worrying about buying the latest smartphones. It was all about study and play (Rohith). Everything is free when you are a child. The behavior of children as they grow, is based on the way the adult raised them. Although, when some children get to be a certain age, parents will assign chores for the child to do to help out and start gaining responsibility. Children have all the freedom that adults miss from when they were young. Children whose parents provide some freedom within clearly defined and clearly enforced limits gradually learn to be responsible for their actions and are more likely to succeed in school and in later life (Berk, 1996; Shumow, Vandell, & Posner, 1998; Spencer et. al, 1996). As children grow up, parents can nurture their growing independence and responsibility through positive guidance. Responsibility and independence are developed through the increased expansion of freedom within limits, along with the connection between children’s actions and appropriate consequences, provides children with opportunities to develop independence and responsibility for their lives (Dubow, Huesmann, & Eron, 1987; Maccoby & Martin, 1983).
When you’re an adult, things become harder and stressful. Now you have to work, pay bills, balance the check book, and so