I just got an email from someone who's 12 years old. Should we ask and answer questions with such early development in mind?
2007-02-18 14:56:55 · 23 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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This question needs to be considered by a broader spectrum of the users on this forum, so I'm putting it to a vote.
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2007-02-19 12:10:51 · update #1
I did a survey once. 50% are angry pre-teens and teenagers, 30% are grumpy old man, and 10% are adults.
The rest are MATURED adults.
2007-02-18 15:00:09 · answer #1 · answered by Adia Azrael 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am 32. If the email has an intelligent question then I would politely answer it. I have heard VERY intellegent answers from 16 year olds and immature ones from those who at least profess to be adults. However I also answered a question about homeschool and had a young teen respond in email. She asked to be email buddies. I was polite but firm in saying no, but I think there are many young people on here using this as an inappropriate social outlet.
That being said, this is the internet, how could you ever truely regulate an age requirement?
2007-02-18 23:04:15 · answer #2 · answered by micheletmoore 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, yes absolutely YES. The fact that this child (and at twelve you ARE still a child) is actively questioning and thinking things for themselves shows an amount of independace, intelligence and is something that ought to be nurtured and taken very seriously by adults. On the other side, adults need to remember that at 12, you are still a child and should answer accordingly but truthfully. I was 12 when I first started to question the status quo. My mind was young enough so as to be malleable and impressionable, but mature enough to realize that there are things that need to be answered, and so it goes with this child.
2007-02-18 23:03:56 · answer #3 · answered by E D 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some of the questioners are young. That is often obvious in their language, spelling and questions. Those kind of question should be answered at their level.
Some are teens just trying to act up, rebel, and "shock" people. Those kind of questions should be answered at their level (or ignored).
Some are older, asking real questions, they have given serious thought to, and often in a sincere and repectful manner. Those kind of questions should be answers at their level.
Others (like myself) are ancient and have nothing else to do by hang around such sites and "impart wisdom" to the younger generations. Those kind of questions and answers should be treated with respect (LOL).
2007-02-18 23:08:38 · answer #4 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! We should allow those childrens' questions and answer them. If I had access to a variety of beliefs and opinions at that age, I may not have stayed in my religion as long as I did. If the churches can answer questions a 12 year has, why should the rest of us not give that child insight?
2007-02-18 23:03:37 · answer #5 · answered by KS 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WOW...that just amazes me that parents don't have control over what their children do. I'm 28 but my parents were very strict. I couldn't wear makeup or date until I was 16. I could attend chaperoned church functions with boys when I was 14. But my parents had to drop me off and pick me up when it was over. And the only computer we had was in the family room where everyone congregated.
I'm happy with my decision to never have kids.
2007-02-18 23:04:04 · answer #6 · answered by Stormilutionist Chasealogist 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. If their parents don't watch their internet patterns, it;s not our problem.
12 year olds are a lot more sturdy then we give them credit for. They can learn there is sex, hear a curse word....learn bad things happen....and be just fine.
Nothing we say is going to be as bad as what they hear on the playground anyway. Am I the only adult who remembers what being twelve was like? We used all sorts of bad words. We talked about very disgusting things...many of them sexual.
A twelve year old can even see porn and not instantly die.
2007-02-18 23:01:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
If I know someone is very young, I just stay away. This is no place for a 12 year old. They are not far enough along to be able to have the knowledge necessary to really form their own opinion.
2007-02-18 23:01:45 · answer #8 · answered by Alex 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why do parents allow a 12 year old to have access to these boards?
2007-02-18 23:02:51 · answer #9 · answered by Handsome Boy Modeling School 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-02-19 00:10:51 · answer #10 · answered by Gifted 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm 969 years old, so that means the range is at least 957 years.
Hmm.
2007-02-18 23:05:29 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋