Let's Discuss... The Man-Child

"Puer Aeternus," also known as the eternal child or man-child. The term describes an older person who acts emotionally like a teenager.
(The female term is "Puella aeterna".) This phenomenon can also be called the Peter Pan syndrome.

Here is a helpful resource:
https://youtu.be/9A7GTGSfrIU

On the other side to the man-child there is the wise old man. You can find more here:
https://www.envisionyourevolution.com/analytical-psychology/the-wise-old-man-archetype-anatomy/1795/

What is a man-child?

Can we gain insights from the phenomenon of man-children?

Is there an increasing prevalence of man-children in society?

*Please ask the questions you wish to discuss related to this topic in the comment section.

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