Parenting in 2010's

 

Indian parenting of 2010s

The gap between the parents and the children shows up again, but with a twist this time. The gap isn’t from the parent’s side, it is from the side of the children. Although the parents have adapted themselves pretty well to the new technology, nevertheless, the kids have the advantage of being born into it. Now parents are the ones who are trying to find out what’s going on in the lives of their children. However, since their minds can’t take in huge amount of information, they find it impossible to catch up.

The parents Just like the 90s and 2000s had the best of children, the 2010s have the best of parents. Now the parents no longer depend upon their traditional wisdom for parenting advice. They absorb whatever information they can get regarding the matter on both social media and the Internet. Thanks to the positive influence of inspirational movies, the parents are often above gender stereotypes. Far from hindering their child’s artistic abilities, they foster it. For them, becoming an artist or a writer is as good as becoming an engineer or a doctor. They are even-tempered, conversational, and sensitive. They are the kind of parents every generation desired to have. The children

As far as the children are concerned, the 2010s is kind of a bittersweet time. Now the children have everything that their previous generations desired. They have limitless sources of information, entertainment and opportunities. However, along with this, they are also quite dissatisfied and directionless. They can get more than what they want on their phones, but they no longer feel happy on discovering new things. They know that they have so many career options, but it is extremely hard for them to select one. In addition, as their parents and peers can’t fully understand them, plenty of children of this era are bound to suffer from isolation and alienation.