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I grew up in the 70s and didn't realize these 8 childhood experiences were unusual until I talked to younger generations
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (1357+ words) Add Silicon Canals to your Google News feed. "Wait, you just walked out of the house and your parents had no idea where you were?" My colleague's eyes widened as I casually mentioned spending entire summer days roaming the neighborhood…...
Parents with distant adult children almost always display these 7 behaviors (without realizing it)
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (1302+ words) Add Silicon Canals to your Google News feed. Picture this: You're at a coffee shop, and you overhear a conversation at the next table. A woman is telling her friend how her daughter never calls anymore, how she has to…...
From envy to stigma: The psychology of how society reacts to voluntary childlessness
2+ week, 6+ day ago (832+ words) New research suggests that people who are childfree by choice can be seen as highly capable while still being judged as less warm'an ambivalent stereotype that helps explain why stigma can feel "reasonable" to the people who hold it. A…...
Psychology says people destined to become first-generation wealthy display these 8 uncommon traits
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (1111+ words) Growing up, I watched my father work harder than anyone I knew. He'd arrive early, stay late, and never miss a day. Yet promotion after promotion passed him by, going to people who seemed to have some invisible edge he…...
You know you've raised your kids right when they do these 7 things as adults without you asking
1+ mon, 23+ hour ago (1273+ words) Every Sunday morning when I call my mother, our conversation inevitably drifts to her former students. She'll mention running into someone at the grocery store or getting a LinkedIn message from a kid she counseled years ago. What strikes me…...
7 things parents say out of exhaustion that children never forget (even decades later)
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1001+ words) Parents are human. They get tired, overwhelmed, and sometimes say things they don't mean when they're running on empty. But here's what I've learned after years of studying human behavior: children absorb these moments like sponges, carrying them well into…...