3.
Development in a single domain cannot be sufficient to deter-
mine
maturity
. Local and state laws variously dictate the mini-
mum height or weight necessary to legally enjoy certain
amusement park rides. In this instance, the establishment of
a physical criterion without regard to the simultaneous (but
potentially asynchronous) cognitive, socioemotional, and verbal
developments makes perfect sense.
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By contrast, no such singu-
lar developmental criterion should determine something as emo-
tionally powerful as the opportunity to choose between one or
the other of one’s own parents.
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