This is how parenthood has changed since the 1950s

Seventy years ago, the moms were younger and they worked much less.


Although the fundamentals are always the same,PARENTAL ROLE has changed a little in about 70 years. Of course, today's moms and dads still see the layers, taming crises, and get the grape juicetasks white shirts, but they also have to deal with cyberbullying and the various threats to theirkids who seem to be kicked at every corner. In the 1950s, children, if you can believe it more freedom, very littleMothers worked, And very few dad spent time with their children. Continue reading to find out what the parenting role was like in the 1950s.

The children in the 1950s received greater freedom to do what they wanted.

Four young children run free in 1950s from school, shows how different parenting was in the 1950s
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Today, children could find it difficult to believe, but for a large part of the 20th century it was relatively common for young children at home on foot by themselves. WhenSlate Asked about 4000 readers about their educations, they found that the closest to the 21st century person grew up, the more they had to wait before their parents let them out.

Among the group who grew up in the 1950s, about 40 percent of respondents said they were able to walk alone at school from quality only 2nd and 3rd. For people who grew up in the 90s, on the other hand, the majority had to wait for the college to take solo initiatives.

Fewer children have been raised by divorced or single parents in the 1960s.

1960s black husband, wife, and their three kids, shows how different parenting was in the 1950s
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While people certainly ended their weddings in the 1950s and 60s, there was a deeply rooted social stigma againstdivorced which has undeniably decreased over the decades since.

According toPEW Research Center, While 73 percent of US children under the age of 17 lived with their married parents in 1960, only 46 percent of the same population was alive under the roof of spouses still married in 2013. Similarly, while only 9 percent of children raised by asingle parent In 1960, 34 percent were in 2013.

Dads spent less than 20 minutes with their children.

1950s family eats dinner at table, shows how different parenting was 50 years ago
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In the first half of the 20th century, having a good life at home and a few children, was an integral part of the American dream. But it turns out that parents actually spendless time with their children in these days. A 2016 study published in theMarriage and Family Journal Analyzed data from 11 Western countries and found that mothers spent an average of 54 minutes with their children every day in 1965. As of 2012, this number has almost doubled, up to 104 minutes. Fathers spent less time with their children in 1965: only 16 minutes a day. But by 2012, have been the dad synchronize an average of 59 minutes of quality time with their children.

Moms spent only a few hours a week at work in the 1960s.

1960s black woman sits at typewriter in an office with three colleagues, shows how different parenting was in the 1950s
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In the 21st century, moms are able to do everything. Not only do they spend more time with their children than ever, they are able to do it while working outside the house. Sure,not every mom is a woman who works-And it's very good! But there are many more mothers at work there are some 50 years ago, and they spend more hours of work, too. According to the data of thePEW Research Center, The average mother in 2016 spent 25 hours a week at paid work, from 8 hours a week in 1965.

Dads hardly helped around the house.

1960s white woman vacuums living room, shows how different parenting was in the 1950s
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In the 1960s, the dads rarely encamped around the house. In fact, according to thePEW Research Center, The men spent on average only 2.5 hours on the childcare and 4 hours on housework on the back of each week in 1965. But in 2011, the average father spent 7 hours on the childcare and 10 hours. hours on housework, which indicates a much more equal division of responsibilities.

First time moms in the 70s were much younger.

1970s black mom with afro leans over infant, holding her hand, shows how different parenting was in the 1950s
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In 1970, the average age of a mother for the first time in OECD countries (as definedhere) Was 24.3 years old. It is largely because at the time, there was a huge amount of social pressure weighs on women to get married and have children, and less waiting for women to return to work after becoming Mothers.

According to a 2017 report of theOffice of Labor StatisticsIn 1970, just over 40 percent of US women were employed; By 2015, this number was almost 60 percent. With more women dedicating their career during their gain years, it is logical that the mid-2000s, the average age of a mother for the first time in OECD countries was 27.7 years.

Mental health problems of children were taken less seriously.

1950s sad boy looks out window with hands on chin, shows how different parenting was in the 1950s
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Throughout the majority of the 20th centuries, mental health problems such as depression and OCDs have widely swept under the carpet. Fortunately, however, medical advances and the reduction of social stigma surrounding the mental health problems authorized both more targeted and more widespread. For example, the creation of antipsychotic drugs and advanced health care has resulted in the number of patients with institutionalized mental illness in public hospitals of 92% from 1955 to 1994, according to a report ofOut of the shadows: to confront the disease of the mental illness of America.

And, according to theDisease and Prevention Control Centers (CDC), the number of teenagers and tweensdiagnosed with anxiety or depression recently increased from 5.4% in 2003 to 8.4% in 2012; And more than 78% of people diagnosed with depression have been able to receive treatment. And if you do not know if your child is depressed, then listen to what they say;People who use these words can suffer from depression.

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