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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our parents in many cases worked fewer hours, had shorter commutes, and more family help. They were probably in better shape too, so more energetic.[/quote]

Oh yeah, AND parenting is much more involved. The culture is to spend more quality time with your kids playing and reading and taking them to activities. Rather than brushing them off so you can clean.[/quote]

Actually think this is a lot of it. When I talk to my friends about their childhoods, there is a ton of spontaneous recounting that their moms shooed them outside or sat them in front of TVs so that they (the moms) could clean. And not a lot of recounting of times their moms played with them or took them to structured activities (requiring chauffeur service, so the moms usually couldn’t be at home and cleaning).

Of course, there’s a lot more than goes into it too— including more parents (moms) working, and not just longer hours and commutes, but being expected to answer emails at all hours and never really being “off” in many cases. A lot of parents are doing bits of work for their jobs when they’re at home and kids are playing independently— time they might have previously spent cleaning. [/quote]

I totally agree with all of this.  The previous generations were more likely to live near extended family, like grandparents, who also spent time with the kids.  My parents both worked, but had 15 minute commutes.  If we had an activities before the high school years, we walked to them by ourselves.  They didn't spend the weekends at sports tournaments or driving us around.  It makes a huge difference.

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