On The Ages of Characters

Recently, I've come to accept that an actual physical age cannot be given to the vast majority of characters within the show. This failure on my part is mostly due to the fact that the biology of the characters cannot be said to be the same as humans. However, keeping in mind some SCIENCE, we can establish what amounts to an age range.

In Eric Homburger Ericson's Psycho-social theory of development, there are eight age ranges and associated challenges. It should be noted that in his theory, the challenge of self identity is imposed upon those in adolescence. The CMC's desire to get their cutie marks, a physical manifestation of identity, places them in this age range.