Your “childhood” shouldn’t be extended even further
It’s not really Generation Z’s fault that they’re the softest generation in all of human history. Many of them spent their whole life in front of computers with their parents hovering in the background, being told that they needed to be shielded from opinions they don’t like and that they’re victims because they have to deal with normal human struggles. Then, when they got to adulthood, many of them were terrified because they’d never really been prepared to be an adult because mom and dad (or in many cases, just mom) were around to do everything for them. So, to a lot of these kids, the idea of getting out on their own and being responsible for their own life is frightening. That, not economics, is really the biggest reason…Open
Nearly half of young American adults are living with their parents, while a similar share rely on financial assistance from family or others to cover […] Source
AI:An economic squeeze is forcing nearly half of young American adults to remain in their parental homes, with a similar percentage relying on family members or other sources for financial assistance to survive. This trend highlights the growing difficulty for the younger generation to achieve traditional milestones of independence and adulthood as skyrocketing costs continue to undermine the feasibility of solo living.Open
SAN JOSE, CA — After years of therapy, a local man finally achieved a major breakthrough in determining the source of his trauma: watching Don Bluth's The Secret of NIMH from 1982.
In a very self-involved society, being a parent forces women (and men, too) to focus on someone other than themselves, and that’s what being an adult means.
Who's got it better in life, kids or adults? A group of fourth-graders in New Jersey did some serious reporting on this topic and sent us their findings as a part of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.
