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ChrisSunami
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Walker said:
It sounds like you guys are still talking about Gen Y stereotypes.Agreed. I don't think Gen X parents stand for any of that nonsense.
In my experience, the next generation is growing up with some old-school values --manners, hard work, respect, personal responsibility --plus the best of the Gen X childhood --individualism, initiative, creativity. At least, that's how we're hoping to raise our kids, and that's what we generally see from their peer group.
I don't think any Gen X parent is big on self-esteem awards or things like that.
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rus
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ChrisSunami said:
I don't think any Gen X parent is big on self-esteem awards or things like that.Well someone is in hover mode. Who do you think is going to job interviews with their kids?
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ricospaz
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rus said:
Well someone is in hover mode. Who do you think is going to job interviews with their kids?+1
I've just entered the world of parenting but I hope I follow my father's example. I want to be like my dad as a father to my son.
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Walker
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rus said:
Who do you think is going to job interviews with their kids?A: An incredibly small percentage of the overall population.
Makes a good attention-getting news article though!
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ChrisSunami
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rus said:
Well someone is in hover mode. Who do you think is going to job interviews with their kids?Well, unless ten-year olds are entering the workforce, it's not the parents of the so-called "Plurals". 9/11/01 was the start date of their generation if you follow the Strauss/Howe model.
Of course, there are some Gen Xers with grown children, but they weren't the dominant influence on the parenting of the generation now in young adulthood. In fact, if you read down a bit in the article you cited, Howe explicitly characterizes the helicopter parents as "boomers."
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Census Officials, Citing Increasing Diversity, Say U.S. Will Be a ‘Plurality Nation’
By MICHAEL COOPER
Published: December 12, 2012The term “minority,” at least as used to describe racial and ethnic groups in the United States, may need to be retired or rethought soon: by the end of this decade, according to Census Bureau projections released Wednesday, no single racial or ethnic group will constitute a majority of children under 18. And in about three decades, no single group will constitute a majority of the country as a whole.
READ MORE: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/us/us-will-have-no-ethnic-majority-census-finds.html
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AMERICA’S BABY BOOM AND BABY BUST CITIES
by Joel Kotkin 12/21/2012
At this most familial time of the year, as recent events make us hold our children even closer, we might want to consider what kinds of environments are most conducive to having offspring. Alarm bells are beginning to ring in policy circles over the decline of the U.S. birth rate to a record low. If unaddressed, this could pose a vital threat the nation’s economic and demographic vitality over the next few decades.
In contrast to last week, when we examined the nearly uniform aging of America’s biggest cities over the last decade, the decline in the country’s youth population has been in relative terms. In 2000, roughly 21.4% of Americans were under 15; in 2010, that percentage had dropped to 19.8%. However, unlike in parts of Europe and East Asia, the number of American children did not decline – there were over a million more in 2010, a 1.7% increase.
READ MORE: http://www.newgeography.com/content/003351-america-s-baby-boom-and-baby-bust-citiesPosted 5 months ago #
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