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Jun 7 The last generation raised without constant supervision learned to solve their own boredom, settle their own arguments… Ainura Kalau
Jun 6 People who were children in the 1960s remembered a specific freedom Ainura Kalau
Jun 6 Children praised for being "so mature for their age" frequently spend their thirties grieving the childhood that… Ainura Kalau
Jun 6 The child who never caused problems didn't have fewer needs Ainura Kalau
Jun 5 People who grew up in the 1970s learned to sit with boredom until it turned into imagination, and most can still do at… Ainura Kalau
Jun 5 I'm 38 and I went to clean out my old bedroom at my parents' house last month Daniel Moran
Jun 5 The child who became the family's emotional thermostat doesn't grow into a calm adult Ainura Kalau
Jun 5 There are phrases grandparents say without thinking that adult children hear as criticism, and learning which ones… Ainura Kalau
Jun 5 We have normalised adjusting ourselves so completely around other people that by the time the relationship ends or the… Nato Lagidze
Jun 4 The parents whose adult children choose to spend time with them Ainura Kalau
Jun 4 Many parents in their 70s quietly describe the same thing Ainura Kalau
Jun 3 I asked ChatGPT what childhood was like in the 1970s Mal James
Jun 3 Adult children who feel genuinely close to their parents in their 30s and 40s often can't point to one reason Ainura Kalau
Jun 3 Thought of the day: "Slowly losing friends is a part of growing up. We don't lose friends Daniel Moran
Jun 2 Five everyday joys of a 1990s childhood that kids today are quietly growing up without Mal James
Jun 2 Adult children who stay close to their parents over decades often say it wasn't the big moments that kept them near Ainura Kalau
Jun 2 Why some grown children call their parents just to talk, and others only call when something is wrong The Artful Parent Editorial Team
Jun 2 I've interviewed 100 parents of adult children and most of them said the hardest adjustment was learning that being… Ainura Kalau
Jun 1 Research suggests adults who grew up in the 1970s and 80s often have a small everyday strength their own children may… Kiran Journals
Jun 1 I asked ChatGPT to remind me of my 1990s childhood Mal James