Why do people think 14 year old are immature?

Question

The reason I ask is because some people have written answers like: '14 year olds are to young to date' '14 year olds know nothing about this or this'. Im a little offended by that because its being a little sterotypical of people my age.

So why do people think 14 year olds are so immature?

Answer 1

i agree! 14 year old are definatly not to young to date and most 14 year old know more about some stuff then there parents ahha. im  offended to.

Answer 2

No 14 year old has the experience that an older person has, you don't have bills, you don't have kids, at least I hope not, you really have very little responsibility.  It's not being stereotypical, it's math.

Answer 3

I know. Like not all people are the same. I'm 15 and people automatically won't listen to what I have to say.

Like I don't judge 8 year olds because they're younger than me. With any age there will be the mature and immature ones and I hate when people stereotype on age. Yeah the others might be immature but people should treat you by how YOU act and not how other people your age act.

Answer 4

They are still kids, and shouldn't be doing alot of the things they ask and talk about on here.

Besides, most 14 year olds ARE immature. It's part of growing up. Everyone is immature at 13-15ish. You don't think so at the moment, but in 3 or 4 years, you will look back on these years and laugh at the way you thought of things..

Answer 5

They're immature compared to say, an eighteen year old for many reasons.

They haven't had as much experience.

They can't even legally date someone who's seventeen or older.

They haven't had as much education as an older teen.

They're generally physically less mature than older teens.

The list goes on and on.

Answer 6

With any stereotype, the one exception just proves the rule. Just because you may act mature for your age doesn't mean the other 99% do. You will understand it better when you are older.

From a parent standpoint, 14 is way too young [for my daughter] to date. If parents wouldn't want their daughter dating at 14, they probably feel all 14 year old girls are too young to date. It isn't about the maturity of the girl or that they don't trust you, it is the boys we don't trust!

There are also a lot of things about life I hope most 14 year olds don't know. Why rush to grow up and see the horrors in the world? Why not just enjoy the beauty and peace and not worry about adult issues. I wish I didn't have to worry about them!

Answer 7

Because whether or not you think you are.

You are.

I know because I look back at my 15 year old self and go "what the h**l was I thinking??" Because I thought it was cool to be emo when I had nothing to be emo about. Finding balance in life is key.

Besides, have you been to West County? Jeez, I lose count of how many really stupid kids there are. It just depresses me.

Sorry kid, I know it might be the answer you want to hear, but it's the truth.

Answer 8

Well , That's hard to completely explain.

First of all , A lot of 14 year olds are very inmature.

And i know your thinking 'Well that doesn't mean they ALL are'.

But when adults say that your not mature enough for something it's for your own protection.

I never understood this before , But now that i'm pregnant I understand more then anything.

About a month or so ago i was saying that when my baby is older she's not allowed to go on a date by herself till shes 17.

Harsh , right?

Well i only said that because i was scared for her safety and choices she would make.

But i recently realized how crazy i am for worrying about that before shes even born AND that 17 is way too old for a first date .....

And well adults just worry. That's how it is.

When you have a kid one day youll understand.

But , If you feel like your not getting enough credit for how mature you act then just kindly tell the person whos pushing you down cause of your age just how different you are from every other 14 year old.

that outa shut them up! :D

lol good luck.

Answer 9

they got they idea due to that fact that guys are morons til they're almost 30. maybe even 40 in some cases. and so they freak out over 14 year old girls and dating cuz with every 14 year old girl, theres a 14 year old boy. and i know that sounds stupid but ive been around guys a lot more than girls and all of them are morons.

Answer 10

I guess they just base this on the few 14 year olds that they see, and use it. It's true that 14 year olds are being stereotyped, but in some cases, they are true.

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xoxo,

jenn.

Answer 11

it depends on what you have been through in life and how you have dealt with it. At 14 not a whole  lot has happened to you as far as life experiences. I'm not saying that all 14 year olds are like that but most are. Look at your class mates and the way they act compared to lets say an 18 year old. There is a huge difference.

Answer 12

Because lots of 14 year olds are immature, but not all. But that's still a pretty stupid thing to say, because people can be immature at any age.

Answer 13

When you get older you'll see what they mean.

you are immature . i mean everyone that age is. every teenager tends to be immature is just something normal and you shouldnt be offended by that.

Not ALl 14 year old kids are in the same level of maturity.. but yeah

i think 14 year olds can be in a good relationship and all, i really do

Answer 14

I agree that 14 is not too young to date, but it is wayyy too young to be talking about having s*x.

Answer 15

Most of those people that are saying that are either parents, with immature 14 year olds, or 16 year olds that think they are so great when they were 14 2 years ago! So don't worry about it

Answer 16

because some 14 yr olds think that its okay to go out and have s*x with some guy they like, and not be smart about it, and because some 14 yr olds arent mature at all, dont take offense to it, you just happen to be more mature than most people your age.

Answer 17

It completely depends on the 14 year old, however having said that, it's too hard for you to understand right now but we have all been 14 before and thought we were so mature and knew everything, now we are older, and looking back realize that at 14 we knew a lot, but we were still babies. It doesn't mean that your opinion matters any less though, just coming from less experience in some cases. Don't take it personally.

Answer 18

because they don't have enough life experience to me considered mature

I'm 17 and still sometimes considered young and immature

you better get used to it you got several more years until people will stop stereotyping you as immature

Answer 19

Because I am 23 and a lot more mature than a 14 year old? I started dating at 16, I am definately 1000 times more mature now. Simple really, 14 year olds are YOUNG. Barely teens.

Answer 20

one word in 3 different translations.  (DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA!!!!!!) seriously. grow up already. theres a time to play around and that time is when ur a kid.  you are practically an adult now and i agree. most (MOST) 13-16 year olds are very immature and do not act like they should.

Answer 21

Because they are immature. I'm 52 (or maybe 54, I don't keep track anymore), but I know many active 80-year-olds that out-class us all in wisdom.

I do believe that 14-year olds are capable of making their own decisions in the realms of their own experience, and learn from such experiences.

I do not know any 14-year-olds that have proven themselves.

I do know many 80 and 90-year olds that have. And they all accomplished that by being 14-year-olds at one time.

Wisdom is the best human accomplishment.

Rock on, and persist. We oldsters actually love and respect your generation. And we wish you the best.

Now, back to your work and studies...

Answer 22

it's not think we think you're immature, we just think you're still young. you're just a little girl still.

Answer 23

good question!  Probably because some ARE and give the rest of us the stereotypical image

U know what i hate? When you go into a shop and ask for something and u buy it you'll be treated coldly or curtly and they get snappier and more impatient with u than anyone else, then an adult walks in and the storekeeper is all warm and friendly and "isn't the weather nice?" and so on and so forth. Not every store does that but it is really annoying when u come across one that does.........

Answer 24

I do not think that people think that fourteen year olds are immature. Depending on your community, parents and personality people can perceive you as immature. It is all about the way that you carry yourself and the choices you make. In America though, because at 15 it is legal to get a job, drop out of high school, get a permitt, and such, 15 can be thought of as much older than 14. My cousin is 14 and for some reason it seems so far from 15.

Answer 25

Hey join the club I am 14 and people and I have a good amount of intellect in me. Are seneration is bound to pick things up at a faster rate and adults are intimidated by this thats why they try to belittle us and tell us to slow down.I do agree with some things like not having s*x at our age but its good 2 know about that stuff cause if not it leaes us with questions and doubts are adult lives

Answer 26

Honestly. . . because most of you are.  Most here means more like 95%, not 51%.  You just won't realize this for *at least* another 4-5 years.

Those of us who are significantly older than 14 have been 14 before to know what it felt like, and then we grew up and can now look back on 14 through the eyes of an adult.  Yes, you're often immature.  I'm sorry, but that's how life is.

How to you fight back against the stereotype?  Actions, actions, actions!  Whining about how unfair life is only makes you seem younger.

Answer 27

Most 14 years old are immature but, there are a few that act older than they are. They just don't get appriciated.

I hate it when people stereotype me for my age too and I'm 16. "Oh you can't drive the car by yourself, you'll wreck it." "I'm not leaving my kid with you, you'll get high and put them in the oven." You know, all that nonsese.

You just have to give people a reason to think that you are mature.

Answer 28

I promise one day you'll look back and go "OH". All human beings are like that. We constantly grow and mature, no matter what age. Life is about learning. My 70 year old grandma looks back and laugh about her being 30, and some descions she made.

But, I will say, as with all people, some 14 year olds are probably more mature than others, and girls tend to be more mature than boys at that age. And they can get harshly stereotyped. At your age, your brain is still developing. Just wait!

And the dating thing is people trying to protect you. Any girl out of high school can tell you most guys wanting the 14 year olds are the 18 year old seniors who are sweet talkin for ONE THING.

Answer 29

because those people who write those things have been 14 at some point and know what its like and they probobly thought they were mature at that age too but then they got mature enough to realize 14 is still a kid

bong bong

Answer 30

simply called puberty

Answer 31

Because they are usually very immature.  Most 14 year olds haven't been through much in their lives so they don't really know as much as they think they do.  I know at 14 I thought i knew everything but once i got older and got married and had kids i learned fast that I knew nothing about real life at 14, well i didn't know as much as i thought.  14 isn't to young to date but 14 is to young to be having s*x or to be out partying or even to say they are in love.  Young crazy love at that age feels like being in love but really your not.  So it is typical of many teens that age to think they know more about life than they really do.