Explore 20 reasons the sixties were different, from daily routines and culture to technology, fashion, and social habits.

People who were kids in the 1960s, largely late baby boomers and older Gen Xers, learned many life lessons that are sadly rare today, given the rise of gentle and overprotective parenting trends.

People who grew up in the 1960s experienced a childhood that looked very different from today's carefully curated, screen-filled world. With fewer distractions and less supervision, kids were often ...

While the struggles and challenges of modern adulthood aren’t lost on baby boomers, many of whom worry that their adult children will be worse off than they were at the same age, their childhood ...

From parenting norms to health beliefs, several 1960s practices are now considered harmful based on modern psychology, ...

The 1960s are a decade most commonly associated with tie-dye-clad hippies, psychedelic experimentation, and rock 'n' roll icons like the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. But underneath the flower power, free ...

For many American families in the 1960s, the evening news was more than background television. After dinner, parents would ...