Essay On Emerging Adulthood

Emerging Adulthood Reading Response
Henig’s poses the question, “What is it about 20-Somethings?” Her article states that “Getting to what we would generally call adulthood is happening later than ever.” (Henig 200). I agree with Henig’s argument that young adults are taking longer to reach traditional adulthood; this stage is known as an “emerging adulthood”. I believe that this emerging adulthood period is an important point- this age that we are at currently is a pivotal point in our lives. At this time in a traditional adulthood, we would be expect to be grown and independent. Some people would say that the path to traditional adulthood is rushed, and not the way most young adults follow today. By taking more time to reach adulthood, we
Scientists from the National Mental Health Organization discovered that a person’s brain isn’t fully developed until the age of twenty-five( 204). Yet at the age of eighteen we are considered grown adults even though we are not fully developed and still figuring out what we want in life and how to get it. In this pivotal point, in life were faced with many changes, starting college or in the workforce and being solely responsible for ourselves. These changes come with the difficulty of learning how to be successful in new adulthood experiences. Taking more time in our twenties and figuring out how to deal with these new challenges and responsibilities will benefit us in the long run because when we are older fully-grown adults we will know what to do. Spending more time questioning ourselves and the world in our twenties allows us to enter the full adult world with a clear understanding of who we are. This would eliminate the regret later in life caused by jumping straight into a relationship or job that isn’t truly for us. Henig makes this point using our parents as an example because they might have regretted rushing into a career or marriage in their young adult lives