text: It is important to ask adults for advice because they are more mature. Parents and elders can help you make smarter decisions that will help you for the future. A study done by Harvard University examined the brains of a 14-year old and a 40-year old. They discovered that the frontal lobe, which helps with decision making, was significantly more developed in the 40-year old than the teenager. They concluded that adults in general will think about the both the long- and short-term effects of the choice, while teenagers are likely to just make the more appealing decision for themselves in the present. For example, if asked to go out to a party, a teenager would say yes because they think that it will make them more popular. Now, if the teenager asked the adult if they could go to this party, the adult would take into account that the party would prevent the teenager from studying for an important test, and they would tell the teenager not to go. The adult's decision is much more practical for the future, while the teenager's decision will only benefit them for a short amount of time. Asking an adult for advice is also helpful because they may have been in the same situation as you before.