Indiandefencereview.com May 12, 2026 • 11:30

Psychology Says ’60s and ’70s Kids Didn’t Become Emotionally Strong From Better Parenting. They Learned to Self-Regulate Through Daily Neglect - Indian Defence Review

By Evelyn Hart

Psychology Says ’60s and ’70s Kids Didn’t Become Emotionally Strong From Better Parenting. They Learned to Self-Regulate Through Daily Neglect - Indian Defence Review

A generation praised for toughness may have been shaped by something far less comforting: the everyday absence adults rarely admit mattered.

They were the kids who walked to school alone, settled their own playground disputes, and heard “be back by dinner” as the only rule. That kind of childhood has largely vanished, replaced by a world … [+6510 chars]

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