Teenager's

As of the past few months I noticed my family had a good number of teenagers. Some more mature than others but all strong in his or hers own way. I also notice their perceptiveness now more than ever. If I say something to one of them I feel like they all have an opinion regarding the situation. When I was growing up we as children were taught to speak when spoken too and always respect your elders. I also feel many of my cousins know too much for their age. Things regarding sex, life, love, and other topics of debate are always on the tip of their tongue, some of these things I didn’t learn until I was in my late teens. I know in my early and mid teenage years my elders felt that we knew too much and I think the cycle repeats itself. I can see the positive and negative said to a situation such as this. The positive is that we are become more and more advanced as a people but on the negative side our children maybe growing up too quickly. So where do you stand? What do you prefer?