There is usually a defining moment when children lose their innocence...?

Question

Do you think so?

Answer 1

When they stop believing in Santa.

Answer 2

Thats a good question. I was just asking that question a few days ago. I cannot think of a defining moment but a good age would be at around 13.

Answer 3

I believe it is a gradual realization of the world's true nature.
It begins in steady, but entirely necessary, steps. It's why children weep when Bambi's mother is shot while the adult realizes it's all part of life's inevitable cycle. I think that these moments are what help to define who we are.

Answer 4

I think each child is unique but with peer pressure and exposure to mature issues etc. at a younger age has lowered the bar nowadays and does bring that defining moment to a much lower age.

Answer 5

Yes they do.. I believe when they u kno come in contact with the real world out there.. Outta the safe n cosy confines of their homes... their parents... N as for when does it happen.. It depends from person to person.. Some learn the tricks of the trade the moment they r outta home 4d world basically schools n some might take years for the same

Answer 6

Yeah.. when children, for the first time, resort to lying to get out of trouble. I think telling a lie is such first defining moment.
( by the way do you really look like in that photograph ? Gee you're stunning !!! )

Answer 7

For myself, I think it was when I learned that Santa wasn't real. I was about 8 years old. I think it was the same for my kids as it seems like it was when they got a first taste of reality and that there really isn't magic - no tooth fairy, no Easter bunny, etc. Not in a bad way, though, just the beginning of growing up.

Answer 8

Yes i do, and its about 8 to 10 years old

Answer 9

I think it is when a child finds out that things in their lives are not going to work out the way they were told... (child expects the brady bunch, gets sold to a crack addict) The emotions seem to stop developing when a big enough incident occurs in their life. I'm sure you've met plenty of adults who seem to have emotions of a child. Figure out what age emotions they have, and you figure out when they lost their innocence..

Answer 10

Yes, you see it in the classroom. Usually from fifth grade to sixth grade students start to feel pressure from their peers. This is when they start becoming obnoxious and offensive and become the far less adorable preteen. Their innocence is lost when they discover the terrible social disease of "cool."

Answer 11

I don't believe there's a 'defining moment'. I believe it happens over time.