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What does it mean?
Views the 1960s as harmful for children.
In plain terms
The sixties were a bad time to raise kids.
What can you take from it?
Cultural shifts can impact child-rearing.

Where it applies

  • parenting debates
  • historical analysis
  • cultural shifts

Putting it to work

  • assess historical eras
  • discuss parenting challenges

Questions to consider

  • How do eras affect child development?
  • What defines a good time to raise kids?

Another view

Overlooks positive social changes of the era.

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