1. At what age do you think adulthood begins? Explain your answer.

2. Young Adulthood When do you become an adult?
Certain birthday?
Financially independent?
When you marry?
When you are physically mature?
18 for some activities and 21 for others
Physically and emotionally adulthood is not a certain number of years.

3. Young Adulthood
You will change physically and emotionally during the transition between adolescence and adulthood.
Changes will continue throughout the rest of your life.

4. Physical Maturity The state of being full-grown in the physical sense.
All of your body systems are fully developed and you are as tall as you will ever be.

5. Physical Maturity To stay at your physical peak:
Maintain a healthy diet
Avoid tobacco and other drugs
Exercise regularly
Get adequate sleep
Have a regular medical and dental checkups

6. Emotional Maturity Full development in the emotional sense.
Continues to develop through adulthood.
3 major factors that contribute to emotional maturity:
Developing close relationships with others
Giving back to society
Learning to accept yourself for who you are

7. Emotional Maturity
Begin to establish close relationships outside of your family.
More likely to form long lasting friendships than you are now as an adolescent.
You will have a better sense of who you are, and be better able to choose friends with interests and values similar to your own.
Emotional intimacy is the openness, sharing, affection, and trust that can develop in a close relationship.

8. Your Career Major concern of young adults.
Start thinking, planning, and preparing now for your life’s work.
Know what skills, education, and training are necessary to achieve your goals.
How much money do you plan to make?

9. Marriage
Approximately 90% of all Americans marry at some time during their lives.
One of the biggest decisions you will ever make.
Affects you, your spouse, your family, your friends, and future generations.

10. Why People Marry The desire of another person’s love and compassion.
Financial, social, or cultural reasons as well.
Before you marry you need to know:
Yourself
Your goals and how you will achieve them
What you want out of a marriage partner

11. Successful Marriages Based on love
Often people mistake love as sexual attraction or short-lived crushes.
Real love is part of a long-lasting relationship in which people really know, like, and accept each other as they are.
When you love someone, his/her well-being becomes as important to you as your own.

12. Successful Marriages
Love, compatibility, and commitment are key factors in a successful marriage.
Compatibility is the ability to live together in harmony.
Commitment is the strong determination by the couple to make their marriage a fulfilling lifelong relationship, despite the challenges.