1960s childhood

14 Childhood Punishments From the 1960s That Had Reasons Few People Understood

14 Childhood Punishments From the 1960s That Had Reasons Few People Understood

The 1960s had a punishment playbook so strange and severe that even the adults using it could not explain why.

15 Childhood Rules From the 1960s Based on Beliefs Few Understand Today

15 Childhood Rules From the 1960s Based on Beliefs Few Understand Today

Here's a closer look at the curious rules many children followed in the 1960s and the beliefs that quietly shaped them.

14 Things Kids Were Told in the 1960s That Still Don’t Add Up Today

14 Things Kids Were Told in the 1960s That Still Don’t Add Up Today

Adults in the 1960s delivered these instructions with complete authority and the logic behind most of them never quite held up.

14 Things Kids Were Not Allowed to Eat in the 1960s That Seem Strange Now

14 Things Kids Were Not Allowed to Eat in the 1960s That Seem Strange Now

The 1960s had very specific ideas about what children should and should not eat, and almost none of it holds up today.

20 Things Kids Were Not Allowed to Do at Home in the 1960s

20 Things Kids Were Not Allowed to Do at Home in the 1960s

Here are 20 rules that shaped an entire generation of American children and left marks that time has not fully erased.

17 Things Every Playground Had in the 1960s That Vanished

17 Things Every Playground Had in the 1960s That Vanished

In the 1960s, children tested their bravery on towering slides that reached scorching temperatures in the sun and dizzying merry-go-rounds that pushed the laws of physics.