| For these boys the organisation had already become a support group, a place of refuge, a source of affirmation in their journey to adulthood. |
| His mother took care of her nine children, only six of whom survived into adulthood. |
| In many cases, the symptoms reduce as the child develops into adulthood and may almost disappear. |
| These scenes showcase the array of playthings abandoned by today's children in their rush to adulthood. |
| No longer the bendy punk-rappers of yesteryear, slightly wizened where they were once wiry, not even these boys can hide from adulthood any more. |
| Throughout adulthood, autonomy continues to develop whenever someone is challenged to act with a new level of self-reliance. |
