By what age people should be treated as men ?

Question

By what age people should be treated as men ?

Answer 1

18

Answer 2

20

Answer 3

Many problems the young male encounters are caused by the society we live in, failing to recognise their masculinity and adulthood are one and the same, friction between parent and child, could be resolved, if we allow them to be treated as men when they hit puberty, it is the denial of their rights ( unlike other societies where this happens, and puberty is the signal that a young male is now a man, and accepted as such, that creates the problem, you do not see any Masai Mara behaving in the way our young do, when they hit puberty, and their ritual for childhoods end, takes place when they hit puberty, and they are prepared for it for sometime beforehand, because they face a public circumcision with the point of a spear when they hit this age, to cry, is considered shaming and will result in banishment, and failure to be recognised as a man, and never be allowed to lie with a female of the tribe ! ), and I, for one, never treated my two sons as children, when this happened to them, they were spoken to as adults, and behaved accordingly, there is, to this day, no difficulty in my relationship with them, and they were never anything other than respectful, about our relationship, there was no defiance, and no teenage rebellion to deal with, ), perhaps some may care to reflect on this, when they themselves are thinking about what to do with rebellious teens, who no longer accept the restraint of childhood.

Children, male and female alike, respond well, if given the chance and responsibility, they seek, ( mothers deal with the rituals of makeup, and feminine issues several times in the years approaching puberty, as part of playing with the girls in question,  ), we, as a society have no ceremony for this, and therefore many do not actually know, what is expected of them, my children knew, years in advance of this coming event, and the consequences, tribal societies discuss much of this before the age in question arises, we have to assume from the results, that we are getting much of parenting wrong, it should change....the onset of puberty should be prepared for, and recognised by all involved, not left until it is too late to stop, and talk, in all cases I have seen, the families that prepare the child for adulthood, are the ones who suffer the least problems, and I do not mean a five minute chat, once before it happens, it should be the parents responsibility to do whatever is needed  to ensure that their children are fully aware, before it hits, of the consequences of it all, and the expectations that they must take on the tasks that await adults in the family, involve them in your world as soon as possible, BEFORE the onset of puberty, do not argue with them, after the event hits, about rights and wrongs !!!

My children were introduced to all of this, from shopping to housekeeping, clothes washing and ironing and organising, and even shaving,with an empty razor of the old type, and an electric razor, with the blades removed for fun,  years before they ever were capable of having a beard, while it was all still a game to them, shaving foam everywhere, but where it was suppposed to be, and brushes and soap, it was actually fun for parent and child, and when the first shave was finally taken, I was asked to be present, and offer advice, as well,  even to the extent that I let my children shave my head, I am totally bald, like Telly Savalas,  rituals like these, actually create a greater bond between parent and child, I even let my little girl try to shave herself, so she would not feel left out, she thought it was hilarious, but never wanted to have to do it again, as it was boys stuff, but learnt to shave her legs instead, and without the cuts and grazes so many suffer ), gradually, before I let them do the task on their own, the result was they learnt to paint the doors and floors and do the wallpapering alongside me, and then choose for themselves, and make their own mistakes on a hundred and one things, before they realise they do not know it all, and then ask you for help....then you all win, that is a dad's job, to show them, what is possible, in  this world, you fail as a parent when you do not help your children, to stand on their own two feet, ( and by the way, they have never asked their mother to iron a shirt ( or wash one either ), for them, since they were 13 years old ), ....and both learnt to love gardening when they were taught to grow their own vegetables and fruit for the family, as well....and have never had an accident since they learnt, all of this, either....try it, and see for yourselves, do not make excuses that you do not have the time, this teaching will save you hours, and hours in the future, treat it as a game and they will learn, it is not a chore, and never , ever pay a child for what it does, around the house, they should learn to work out side the home environment, washing cars for others or paper delivery, or a bit of gardening, or even a spot of painting, and recognise that what they do is for everyones benefit, and part of their responsilities, in life, in order to have a good home life.....so, my answer, in short, is as soon as they are able to grow body hair, full stop....

Answer 4

basically, age seems to be just a number we all use to know how long a person have spent on our lovely mother earth  you cant simply make a male a man by his age, what makes a man a man is  maturity in his attitude, thinking, ablity to contain anger, fear, problems and accept wrongs admit his wrong ready to make a change and be a better human... all this are what makes a man a man

Answer 5

When they are mature enough to be considered men.  I know some 25 year old guys that shouldnt even be considered men.  And, ive seen 15 year old guys who are way ahead of their years and deserve to be treated as men.  I guess legally, its 18, but really, i think to be a true man it varies with the guy.

Answer 6

I think it depends on how long it takes them to act like one

Answer 7

When they start acting like one. A number cannot determine anything within the human element.

It is the human element that throws number-based theories off.

Answer 8

16. The early you trust as men. The early they'll learn responsibilities. But If the dude is spoiled then i'd say when he learns how hard life is.

Answer 9

this question seems a bit vague. more details pls?

and to answer your question, i guess it really doesn't matter what age he is, as long as he can take responsibilities and he's not g*y, you can treat him as a man. cuz if he's g*y, he'd rather be treated as a woman. lol ^,..,^

Answer 10

legally, 18. mentally, any age really. ive seen a 13 year old kid act more manly than a 50 year old man with two kids in college and is still married

Answer 11

Different country have different age.

For example, in Japan, at the age of 16 is a man.

But officially is at the age of 18.

Answer 12

When the guys stop acting like jerks.

:)

Answer 13

Men often are a little slower to mature than woman. So it depends on how he acts. If he is mature at 16 then he should be responsible like a man, but if not I wouldn't take a man seriously unless he talked to respect and maturity.

Answer 14

people? as in women too? not sure if you meant that to be incredibly sexist or not but i think a man is a man when he donsnt talk or act like a boy.

Answer 15

When they start acting like men ....so ......67? 68?

Answer 16

depends in what society..some are 18 and over..some don't until around 25..earlier than that you are considered a ''young man'' and there is a difference..in some societies and cultures

Answer 17

If they're older than 30, they're probably men.

Answer 18

When they earn that right.

Answer 19

18, but some still act like kids at that age.