How do you prevent yourself from growing up?
153588
Never move out of your parents house.
1133687
Everyone is supposed to improve as they grow. Some people make the wrong choices and go backwards. I am trying to read self-help books daily, call someone I need to keep in touch with daily, and improve my other habits. But without going through an awkward phase as a youth, you won't be greatful for the changes and the improvement as an adult.
1089606
Hey you are young. You will grow up fine. Don't worry over things like that. Worry over getting that education, so you will have a good job and you can take care of anything or problems later in life.
585586
No. It is important that you eat a lot of healthy foods. The most important thing is not that you grow up fast but that you grow up healthy.
1114879
you need to do well at school....\n\nSo you can get a cool job... even be your own boss...\n\nDo not ever smoke... don't drink alcohol... Don't take drugs!\n\nYou will save loads of money keeping away from nasty habits!\n\nHelp your parents out so they can free up time to earn a little more... your parents/guardians are so important in your life... if they are happy... you are happy... help out where you can...\n\nand tell your friends this too... stay out of trouble... the parents are off your back... because you show you're are adult enough to make decisions!\n\nwhen you become a decision maker you become a great leader...\n\nyou can become anything... you can take advice... but you know what i say is the sensible option!\n\nin a way you are a lot richer than me... you have your whole life ahead of you! DO NOT WASTE IT!!! PLEASE!\n\nGood LUCK!
647104
If I could go back in time and change something it would be that I did not try to grow up so quickly.  As a child or teenager we are always in such a hurry to grow up, when you grow up you want to be a child or teenager again.  Just enjoy the age you are at, there is plenty of time to be an adult.  If you are a kid - be a kid, have fun, play, laugh do not be in a hurry to grow up and do adult things.
249962
Some people never grow up. It is easier for someone to tell us what to do than to make up our minds for ourselves.  That puts the monkey on someone else's back.  But you sound like  a pretty mature 21 year old, so things should work out for you.  This is a natural process you are going through.
74678
Be yourself ... I was raised in a pretty sheltered environment and I have struggled to overcome this.  It is NOT a benefit to a child to be sheltered, but unfortunately, the parents may have also had a sheltered life.  Try not to let it bother you, it is very difficult for a sheltered kid to be able to trust people and try to live a normal life.  Friends are the kids best asset, try introducing new things to him/her slowly and it will be greatly appreciated ... You Have The Ability to help someone and make a difference in their life and in the world.
691418
Start being an adult.  Be respectful, responsile, and mature.  You will enjoy life more.  Okay?  If I was your parent, you wouldn't have a cell phone at all.  Be greatful for what you DO have in life.
1152161
Your Young and Foolish but that is what you do when you are, just try to restrain yourself abit ,try not to make it so your lying to your parents,it won't acheive anything but cause great disappointment when they finally find out and they will trust me ,
642669
Get an education, a job and make something of yourself. I do not believe in constraints only the lack of characterand motivation to overcome them.
973919
the best advice that I can give you is to get plenty of sleep,eat right and exercise.your body will do the rest.but truly some people stop growing before they are 20 unless it runs in your family to have a growth spurt at a later age.good luck to you
288906
I think by not worrying about what other people will think of you. Be secure in who you are, and don't try to become what others want you to become.
1045496
hang out with idiots, eventually you'll become an idiot too.\nits a fact of life.\nchoose your friends wisely.\nyour 18 by the way. if ur so responsible why dont u leave your house and get your own apt or something then you won't have to listen to your dad.
1026430
Whoa, you really need to grow up.  Do you think that you can afford to live on your own?  You have your whole life to cut your hair or wear make up.  They are trying to stop you from growing up too fast and that's a good thing.
799863
Worry less about appearance.\nWork harder at school.\nFigure out sooner that the people in charge don't necessarily know what they're doing.\nTake charge of my life more, be more assertive.\nRealize sooner that, just because it's always been done that way, doesn't mean that it has to keep being done that way.
136890
Listen and respect your parents. Get a nose ring when you're over 18, have a job and your own bills.