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Psychology says the 1960s and 70s didn't produce resilient children through better parenting " they produced resilient children by accident, through boredom, consequence, and the complete absence of emotional debriefing after hard days
5+ hour, 59+ min ago (800+ words) A retired teacher watched her daughter spend 20 minutes helping her grandson process his feelings about losing a board game, and couldn't help but compare it to her own childhood when her mother's entire emotional support system was "Life's not fair'set…...
The real reason your adult kids don't visit as often has nothing to do with how busy they are'and deep down you already know what it is
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1228+ words) Avery White / Feb 3, 2026 The distance between you and your adult children isn't about their busy schedules'it's about the invisible walls you've built with outdated parenting habits that push them away every time they visit. You know that feeling when your…...
If your parents taught you these 8 things in the 70s, they prepared you better than most modern parenting books
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1032+ words) Jordan Cooper / Jan 13, 2026 Every once in a while, I catch myself handling a situation in a way that feels strangely old school. Not rigid or outdated, just steady and grounded, like I am not scrambling for the next best answer....
7 household rules boomers grew up with that younger generations would call cruel
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1275+ words) Avery White / Jan 8, 2026 From being forced to sit at the dinner table until every last Brussels sprout was gone to waiting in terror for Dad to come home and deliver punishment, the standard parenting rules of the 70s and 80s would have…...