porn on the Internet, sexy Halloween costumes for young girls, 7th-grade boys requesting nude pictures of their classmates, and other adults-too-soon trends gaining attention, many people believe that children and teens are instead growing up more quickly than in the past. “Childhood is gone. They have access to this world of adults they feel they have to participate in,” lamented a Brooklyn middle school principal recently. Many believe that teens are barreling toward adulthood faster than ever. But are they?
