Studies show that Gen Z grows up slower than previous generations. What are some ways we see evidence of this? Why is this trend towards a delay in adulthood happening? Oren and David discuss these questions in this episode.
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Full Show Notes:
At some point in your life as a kid, you realize just how bad you want to grow up. You can’t wait to grow up. Gen Z, however, is taking a different approach.
Slow Grow Facts
- Gen Z teens are less likely to go out without their parents and experience the freedom of being out of the house without their parents.
- This delays those first experiences of being an adult and needing to make their own decisions, good or bad.
- Gen Z teens are less likely to date.
- This means they are less likely to have sex than teens in previous decades.
- This has resulted in the lowest teen birthrate ever. It’s down by more than half.
- Gen Z teens delay in getting their driver’s license
- 1 out of 4 teens don’t have their license by the time they graduate from high school
- No longer a symbol of freedom
- Gen Z teens are less likely to spend time alone at home after school.
- Fewer latchkey kids
- Fewer unaccompanied/supervised children
- Gen Z teens are less likely to get a job
- If they work, they work fewer hours on average
- There isn’t a significant rise in extracurricular activities
- Less time spent on homework
Why the Slow Grow?
- Today’s teens follow a slow life strategy.
- Families have fewer children
- Parents cultivate each child longer and more intensely
- They just don’t “need” to
- There’s less of a “survival” mentality among Gen Z and their parents
