Until what age would you consider a child a kid? Will it depends on how big the

but we don't just those teens in their adolescents as adolescent. then what or how should we call them. since i think there is no better term than kid also sometimes. specially if the one going to say is older folks.

Hey picjim... As far as I know people say teens as well as adolescents, both as kids because they don't have any other word to say.But when they say them as a kid, they actually don't consider them as one. Have a nice day!:)

but people call teens as kid too. like one man will say to a young gentleman "hey kid! listen to me ". and i have seen on one tv show. and so that was why i asked this question. do we really see them as kids.

yeah i see many people here when referring to people on their 20's as still kid. but upon reaching 30's, sometimes they still consider them as kids on early 30's . but on the mid 30's and above they are considered generally as old or adult.

yes the look can be deceiving. we can compare two girls both 15 years old. one looks more like in her 20'sh while the other may look like 12 or even younger. and sometimes i don't know if that two can become friends. cause sometimes it may look awkward to be friend with someone who's look are far mature or younger than your age though your actual age may not be that far apart or just exact your same age.

yeah i think it is because of genes. and many people upon reaching 20 still want to act like kid though generally people like to be like adult in a way capable enough to decide for themselves. but in my 20's though i want to act like an adult i acted more like kid. my view on things on life are quite still childish. and it was hard for me to reach the maturity i had now.

that is very much true. if a person no matter what age, we judge them on how they are able to care for themselves not only financially. i mean if they know how to take care of their health, stay away from destructive vices without needing much advice then we can consider them mature enough. but if they still need guidance cause they are not unsure of what is right and wrong then we can still seem them as kids.

I actually am a stay-at-home mother and still consider myself able to support myself. By saying able to support myself I didn't intend for it to come out as being completely financially independent. When a woman takes on a family of her own, there are different ways of thinking about things. A family doesn't work as just one individual, it works as a unit. My husband makes the money and I spend the money is one way that I think about it. What I mean by this is that he goes to work every day while I stay home with our youngest. However, I make sure that our family is supported in that I make sure the bills are paid. I make sure that we have groceries in the pantry and I make sure that all of the children's needs are met. I'm not saying that a family should only have one parent working because different families find their functionality in different ways. For us me staying at home with the kids is what works while for other families both parents working is what works for them. In saying being able to support yourself there is also different ways of looking at that as well. All that said, if I made it out to seem like a stay-at-home mother is still a child, I didn't mean to do that at all because I am there as well.

yes we have to respect any person whether kid or not. cause kid will become adult one day and they will remember how bad they were treated when they were still a child. and it will affect him every time he remembers when someone has not respected him when he was yet a child.

yeah i remember so many kids of my neighbor actually who were just kids , i was about 24 back then, and now i see them having their own family. i was really feeling the pressure of seeing kids getting all grown up. and sometimes it makes me feel sad and just wish that they would stay kid a longer time so i can enjoy them being a kid and so i will not feel the pressure of getting older. sometimes even though it has not been that many years yet but still their physical changes makes me feel older so much.

some kids gain important lesson and experience early in life and that is why they mature a lot on early age compared to other kids who have parents to do all the planning and provide for their every day needs.

i agree with you. that we should not see the technicalities until when to consider a child a kid. as long as we think that he is still child even if technically he is not then he is still a child.