What's up with kids these days?

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Lounmoun

I don't think kids are necessarily different but lifestyles are different. The world is different. Some things are better and some are worse.
When I was a kid:
We were at home more with our families
Parents didn't arrange playdates or intercede in our social difficulties (bullying)
Parents didn't question teachers or schools. They were not as involved in homework or education. Less testing was done. Less support for kids with learning issues.
Most kids were in maybe one club, sport or activity outside of school
We walked to school or rode the bus from a young age. Parents rarely took kids to school or picked them up.
Fewer households with both parents working or single parents.
Birthday parties were smaller and less themed affairs.
More art, music, home economics, shop classes.
Our movements were not monitored. No cell phones. No social media. No internet. No nanny cams.
Not every kid was expected to go to preschool or even college. There were only ceremonies and fuss for high school and college gradualtions.
No one was open about being lgbtq.

I see many kids these days who are very serious and anxious about their futures from a young age. I know a lot of really outstanding young people who are more open and accepting of differences than people were when I was young.

cwolfman13

Doesn't every generation of old people say this?

IDK...I'm 42...I know lot of great kids.

Karb_Kween

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I kinda feel sorry for the youngings. It's harder and less fun growing up and becoming adults these days - can't roam freely much, very little privacy, the textbooks are 10 times bigger and less useful, and not too many decent paying jobs for their parents. I live in the U.S., not North Korea, in case if anyone was wondering.

Though iirc the crime statistics are the same or lower than when I was a kid so there isn't a reason for (most) kids to roam freely. I also find there are more job opportunities now than when my parents were young adults especially for women. When my mom graduated from high school the majority of females in her class became either a stay at home mom, nurse, teacher or secretary. I'm not young but I'm not ancient (I'm 40)

Eta I'm not American

I'm not Canadian either but every other day we have a neighbourhood boy ride over on his scooter and knock on our door and ask if my son can come out to play. We walk to school, my son comes home for lunch. There are always herds of kids in the playground at the school, our older neighbour boys are always out on their scooters with friends.

Kids are encouraged to remain kids in my neighbourhood...of course I also usually leave a door unlocked, there are lots of stay at home moms and all the neighbours know each others' business so I guess I just live in a throw back to 1950s neighbourhood.

Thats awesome