1960s childhood

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.

17 Things Kids Were Not Allowed to Do in the 1960s

17 Things Kids Were Not Allowed to Do in the 1960s

While the 1960s are often romanticized as a decade of freedom and rock and roll, the daily lives of children were governed by a surprising amount of discipline.

17 Childhood Activities From the 1960s That Kids Today Wouldn’t Understand

17 Childhood Activities From the 1960s That Kids Today Wouldn’t Understand

Childhood in the 1960s was defined by a level of independence that seems nearly impossible in the modern age.