WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The generation in which one grew up in the United States shapes a person's parenting style, experts said.
Children of the turbulent 1960s will parent differently than children of the techno-savant '90s, USA Today said Thursday, because their lives were shaped by protests and communes rather than cell phones and computers.
Baby boomers parents, born post-World War II through the mid-'60s, have the longest track record, with children ranging from age 40 on down, USA Today said, while other generations -- generation X or millennials -- don't.
Generationally influenced parenting attitudes may hinder children's views, USA Today said. For example, boomers tend to hover over their children from birth through college, setting high expectations along the way. These expectations may translate into children setting unrealistic career goals, the newspaper said.
Generation X-ers, generally, grew up in an age of home life instability, increased divorce and latch-key children, so they tend to be more protective, the newspaper said.
Because they've grown up with computers and other electronic gadgets, millennials view technology as a tool rather than something feared, the newspaper said.
