Was it Easier to Have Children in the Sixties and Seventies?
@Jackalyn (7559)
Oxford, England
August 11, 2015 2:50pm CST
This question was sparked by discussion with someone who has young children now. Her point being that there was less to worry about back then. Things like the safety of vaccinations were not an issue and most people seemed to have similar values and parenting styles.
At least that is how she sees it. I remember Terry Nappies and cold houses and worrying about diseases.
Of course there was no Internet, so you couldn't google questions when you were worried.
Was it better then than now, or just different?
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
13 Aug 15
I think that raising children is always terrifying, because you worry no matter what decade it is. However, back in the 60s our parents didn't have to worry about so many things that parents have to worry about today - no one ever thought about school shootings, or the school confiscating the kid's bagged lunch from home because they didn't like what his mom packed for him. It was probably less stressful because more mothers were home, the kids played outdoors and didn't need constant entertainment.
@Sandra1952 (6047)
• Spain
13 Aug 15
I think it was better and different. Kids were kids for longer, for a start, and they got out and played with their friends in the fresh air, rather than going straight to their room to the computer. Yes, it was more innocent, but only because we didn't know what was going on. A neighbour's child was abducted and killed, and my mother was worried sick about us when she found out about it through a friend. I loved being a child of the 60s, and bringing my own kids up in the 70s and 80s. Don't think I could afford to have kids now, even if I was able to.
@allknowing (130067)
• India
12 Aug 15
Every era has its plus and minus points. It is the question of conditioning ones mind to whatever situation.
