Part of this is because the pre-frontal cortex (associated with logic, will power, discipline, focus, etc) doesn't finish developing until about age 25. Until

Part of this is because the pre-frontal cortex (associated with logic, will power, discipline, focus, etc) doesn't finish developing until about age 25. Until then, folks can be reliant on the adults in their environments older than that age, if they haven't built up some abilities. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3621648/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3621648/