My views of the stages of life

[Lik3]

I couldn't find the thread, but it is my view of the stages of life. If anyone agrees or disagree, let me know.

Stages of life

newborn birth to 6 months
infancy 6 months to 18 months
toddler 18 months to 3 years
preschoolers 3 to 6 years old
tweens 7 to 12 years old
teens 13 to 19 years old
young adult 20 to 34 years old
early midlife 35 to 44 years old
midlife 45 to 55 years old
late midlife 56 to 64 years old
senior 65 to 79 years old
elderly 80 years and above

 

[Inkachu]

I couldn't find the thread, but it is my view of the stages of life. If anyone agrees or disagree, let me know.

Stages of life

newborn birth to 6 months
infancy 6 months to 18 months
toddler 18 months to 3 years
preschoolers 3 to 6 years old
tweens 7 to 12 years old
teens 13 to 19 years old
young adult 20 to 34 years old
early midlife 35 to 44 years old
midlife 45 to 55 years old
late midlife 56 to 64 years old
senior 65 to 79 years old
elderly 80 years and above

I don't consider a 7 year old a "tween". I would add a plain ol "kid" stage that's from 6 to 10 years of age. I'd say "tween" is 11-13, the pre-adolescent stage.

I also don't think I'd split "mid-life" into so many sections. Those years are so fluid and varied. I'd just make 30-55 the "mid-life" area. I don't consider a 34 year old a young adult anymore.

The rest sound pretty accurate to me.

 

[Lik3]

Thanks. It is hard to classify a 7 year old period, so thanks.

 

[Inkachu]

True, there are some kids who are trying to be "mini adults" at that age, and others who are still acting like toddlers in a lot of ways lol. I remember wanting to hang around the older kids and feel important when I was 7. But then my son was just a big ol' baby when he was 7, he wasn't interested in growing up at all!

 

[Miles]

Here's how I view our life stages, as a combination of physical realities and cultural norms. Overlap is intentional, and how we perceive individuals may vary somewhat due to health and other factors. For instance, I've met "old" 25 year olds and "young" 50 year olds. Nevertheless, here goes:

Baby - birth to 2
Toddler - 2 to 4
Basic child - 4 to 10
Tween - 10 to 14
Teen - 14 to 19
Young adult - 18 to 39
Middle adult - 40 to 59
Older adult - 60 to 79
Elderly - 80 and beyond


This can be further simplified into 3 primary stages:

Childhood - Roughly the first 20 years, when we generally depend on our parents or other adults.
Basic adulthood - Roughly 60 years of autonomy, during which others are more apt to depend on us.
Elderly - When autonomy starts to decline, and we are more likely to depend on our adult children or others.

 

[Owlette]

This is interesting... I think I lean towards Miles' definitions... Especially the young adult and older adult categories. At least, for our generations. Maybe older generations would look at this differently.

 

[gerbilwoman]

This is how I would do it

newborn birth to 6 months
infancy 6 months to 18 months
toddler 18 months to 3 years
preschoolers 3 to 6 years old
kids 7-9 years old
tweens 10 to 12 years old
teens 13 to 19 years old
young adult 20 to 28 years old
early adulthood 29 to 40 years old
pre-midlife 41-45 years old
midlife 46 to 55 years old
late midlife 56 to 64 years old
senior 65 to 72 years old
elderly 73 years and above