New research reveals children hitting puberty faster but taking longer to settle down than their parents
A confronting study revealing the future development of children born between 2010 - 2024 will be accelerated compared to their parents is a new sign of the times.
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North Ward mum Chelsea McLennan has three girls under six and says the Alpha gen is definitely growing up faster.
“I don’t think it is a bad thing, it is indicative to the environment and the technology and to be honest, they are going to have to do a lot more things a lot quicker because of technology,” she told the Bulletin.
“Academically you can be taught but you can’t teach emotional readiness.”
Ms McLennan was married at 28 and has owned her own home for seven years.
She knows her daughters will likely face their milestones at a different age due to financial stresses and carving out careers.
Talking to her girls about certain ‘throwback’ memories were unbelievable to them, she said.
“We have touched on things like that; ‘when mum and dad were young we used to listen to things on a tape’,” she said.
“They usually say, ‘what do you mean, you didn’t listen to it on a phone.”
Originally published as New research reveals children hitting puberty faster but taking longer to settle down than their parents