Millennial parents face unique challenges in today's world, from the rising cost of childcare and the pressure to provide financially to the intensifying culture of comparison online. They wish their older generations understood the realities they face and offered support instead of outdated advice.
Millennials are the first generation of parents to have grown up in the digital era — and it shows. Today’s parents have access to infinitely more information than their parents had, and they hold themselves to a different set of standards., but these trends have grown out of insight into child development and the impact of childhood trauma. Many parents today believe that if you want to raise kind, respectful kids, you start by treating them with kindness and respect.
“A lot of boomer people, they’re so amazed at our partners and how much they participate in child rearing. They’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, they’re just the best dad!’ And I have a great husband, and he is a great dad, but it’s like,, because he does the same things I do. I’m a great mom, too. But there’s so many kudos toward men, which I just think is funny. Their generation, she’s like, ‘Your dad didn’t change a single darn diaper.’ Well, I would not have let that fly. That’s insane.
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