Kidulting is a trend where adults participate in activities that are typically associated with children. The term is a combination of the words "kid" and "adult".
It can also mean a parent who acts childishly with their children and does not take on their duties as a disciplinarian.[1]
Most kidults tend to use their interests as a form of escapism, or as a break from their stressful adult lifestyle. There has been a significant increase in this due to the high pressure found in modern living and conditions.[2]
Similar portmanteau terms for such people are rejuvenile[3] and adultescent.[4] A related concept is that of Peter Pan syndrome, where a person is reluctant to grow emotionally after childhood.[5]
The concept of the "Peter Pan syndrome" or "puer aeternus" indeed refers to individuals who resist or avoid the responsibilities and challenges associated with adulthood, choosing to remain in a state of emotional or psychological immaturity.
Puer aeternus (Latin for 'eternal boy'; female: puella aeterna; sometimes shortened to puer and puella) in mythology is a child-god who is eternally young. In the analytical psychology of Carl Jung, the term is used to describe an older person whose emotional life has remained at an adolescent level, which is also known as "Peter Pan syndrome", a more recent pop-psychology label. In Jung's conception, the puer typically leads a "provisional life" due to the fear of being caught in a situation from which it might not be possible to escape. The puer covets independence and freedom, opposes boundaries and limits and tends to find any restriction intolerable.[1]
People may engage in kidulting for a variety of reasons, including:Nostalgia: Reconnecting with their inner child and experiencing a sense of
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