"Parenting styles have definitely changed since we were kids. Most of us are trying to break those toxic cycles that we were stuck in as kids ( diet culture, time-outs, etc) and pave our own way when it comes to raising our kids because, let's face it, there's a lot that our parents got wrong. But what did they get right? One mom found that there are actually several parenting tricks from the 1980s that she uses every single day in 2025,"
""Presents are for birthdays and Xmas 😆 they just don't need loads of toys and need to learn the value of being gifted something," she wrote. There is something to be said about how kids being grateful for things has changed since we were kids. Growing up, I got presents on birthdays and holidays, and that was about it. I am very guilty of giving my daughter a lot more than I ever did,"
""I was brought up in New Zealand in the 80's & my god, today's snowflake generation would not know what hit them 😂 There are definitely winners & losers, it's part of life. If you fall down, you gotta get back up. During my childhood there was a lot of love but if you weren't bleeding profusely or you'd lost a limb, you were expected to just get on with it 😆 (although I'm not THAT harsh🤣) 🙅♀,"
Several 1980s parenting practices are being applied in 2025: limiting toy purchases so gifts are reserved for birthdays and holidays encourages gratitude and appreciation. Resilience is taught by expecting children to recover from setbacks and accept that there are winners and losers. Screen time is tightly controlled, typically limited to about an hour on weekends and rarely used during weekdays. Video games are avoided entirely. These approaches emphasize scarcity of material rewards, firm boundaries around technology, and exposure to manageable risk to build toughness, focus, and a stronger sense of value.
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