I'm no longer a "young person". I think that I first realized it when I discovered that I had unknowingly grown a vocal filter.
I'm curious if it's possible to teach our children at a younger age, how to filter the words from their brains to their mouths. I suppose it's a function of maturing enough that you actually begin to care about not only your own image, but the feelings of everyone around you.
Occasionally, I will still put my foot in my mouth, don't we all? Honestly though, from about 12 years old to 25 (and some who seem to never learn), it's surprising to me that some people are able to speak at all, with having their foot in their mouth around the clock.
Perhaps we should further instill not talking with your mouth full?
The frontal lobes are involved in motor function, problem solving, spontaneity, memory, language, initiation, judgment, impulse control, and social and sexual behavior. It houses our "filter" and doesn't fully mature until around the age of 25. I'm going to be 29 in a couple months, so it should be finished maturing physically, so I think my "filter" just malfunctions 90% of the time. lol
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