1970s childhood

20 Things Kids Were Warned About in the 1970s That Still Puzzle Experts Today

20 Things Kids Were Warned About in the 1970s That Still Puzzle Experts Today

Here are 20 warnings that echoed through 1970s childhoods and are still being picked apart by scientists, historians, and public health researchers who cannot fully explain what the evidence actually shows.

20 Rules Kids Obeyed Without Question in the 1970s That Experts Still Debate

20 Rules Kids Obeyed Without Question in the 1970s That Experts Still Debate

These 20 household rules that 1970s kids followed without explanation, from outdoor curfews and empty plates to latchkey afternoons, and why child development experts still argue about what those rules actually built.

20 Rules From the 1970s That Were Passed Down Without Explanation

20 Rules From the 1970s That Were Passed Down Without Explanation

This article looks back at 20 unspoken household and social rules that shaped childhood, family meals, manners, chores, and teenage life in many 1970s homes.

15 Things Kids Were Told Were Dangerous in the 1970s That Still Raise Questions

15 Things Kids Were Told Were Dangerous in the 1970s That Still Raise Questions

Parents in the 1970s delivered these warnings with complete confidence, and some still do not have clean answers.

17 Things Kids Were Forbidden From Doing in the 1970s That Now Seem Mysterious

17 Things Kids Were Forbidden From Doing in the 1970s That Now Seem Mysterious

These 1970s childhood prohibitions were delivered with total authority and explained almost never.

14 Things Kids Did During Summer in the 1970s That Disappeared

14 Things Kids Did During Summer in the 1970s That Disappeared

This listicle explores the carefree and often unsupervised summer traditions of 1970s childhood that have since faded into history.