Argumentative Essay: Why Do Kids Become Adults?

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There are many different opinions on the topic when do kids become adults. There are reasons to believe it has to do with maturity, age, or when they become completely independent. It has been researched that individuals’ brains develop differently at different ages/ at different times in their life. Overall, I believe that kids become adults when they reach the age of 18 due to this age group getting different freedoms, living on their own, and having to prepare themselves by having bigger responsibilities.

One reason I believe this is because people get many different freedoms when they turn age 18. When a person turns 18, they can vote. For instance, in “Leave the Voting Age Alone,” by Jenny Diamond Cheng, it states that the 26th amendment …show more content…

When you graduate high school, which is normally at age 18, you go to college and are living out of your parents house. Stated in “A parent’s Role in the Path to Adulthood,” by Barbara Hofer, Jeffrey Arnett defines as individuals between ages of 18 and 25 need opportunities to make their own choices. I believe that this is because he sees this time as prime adulthood transformation, starting at age 18. Sure there are the advantages of not getting yelled at for things and you have your own rules, but there are also many adult things that come with living alone. These are things that go unnoticed when you live with your parents because they just take care of these things. However when most people move out to college which typically takes place at the age of 18, they have to do these things. Therefore you are cleaning up after yourself, balancing your studies and activities by yourself, and possibly getting your own snacks and food. These are all important responsibilities that come with living on your own when you reach the age 18, which leads me into my next reason kids become adults at age

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