Cultural shifts

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.

14 Rules Children Had to Follow in the 1970s That Would Shock Parents Today

14 Rules Children Had to Follow in the 1970s That Would Shock Parents Today

The 1970s parenting rulebook was a wild mix of total neglect and random strictness that makes no sense now.

14 Rules From the 1970s That Seemed Normal but Now Feel Mysterious

14 Rules From the 1970s That Seemed Normal but Now Feel Mysterious

These 1970s household rules made perfect sense at the time but grow stranger and harder to explain with every passing decade.

15 Things Everyone Thought Were Dangerous in the 1970s That Now Raise Questions

15 Things Everyone Thought Were Dangerous in the 1970s That Now Raise Questions

The 1970s had a list of fears that seemed reasonable then but look very different today.

14 Rules Families Followed That Would Shock People Today

14 Rules Families Followed That Would Shock People Today

These household rules were followed without question for decades before the rest of the world caught 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.