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Generation Gap

The Real 'Me Generation'

Tyler Kingkade | Posted 05.09.2013 | College
Read More: Millennials, The Me Generation, The Me Me Me Generation, Time, Joel Stein, 20-Somethings, Millennial Geneartion, New York Times, Generation Y, Joel Stein the Me Generation, Generation Gap, College News
Tyler Kingkade

Every generation has its quirks, its slang, its flaws, but it seems too often Gen-Xers in primarily old media outlets cast the behavior of teenagers in the millennial generation as representative of everyone in the age group, whether they're 14 or 29.

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How to Play Together in the Multi-Generational Sandbox at Work

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 04.01.2013 | Business
Read More: Baby Boomers, Generation X vs Generation Y, Unemployment, Employment, Generation X, Careers, Millennial Generation, Generation Z, Emotional Intelligence, Generation Y, Generation Gap, Business News
Caroline Dowd-Higgins

Millennials are asking for balance and flexibility during the job interview. Baby Boomers are vexed by Generation Y and their tether to technology. Generation X is eager for feedback about their work and also quick to provide criticism of others.

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Are You Better Off Than Your Grandmother?

Posted 02.21.2013 | Women
Read More: Betty Friedan, Women's Issues, Feminine Mystique, Women's History, Change for Women, Women in History, Birth Control, Wage Gap, Grandmothers, Generation Gap, Women News

Rebecca Traister | Glamour Believe it or not, it’s been 50 years since Betty Friedan’s "The Feminine Mystique" hit shelves. The book is credite...

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11 Things Kids Today Should Learn

Posted 02.12.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Cursive, Cursive Writing, Education, School Subjects, School, Generation Gap, Manners, Fifty News

Do you remember practicing your cursive writing on dotted and lined pieces of paper in elementary school? It's becoming a relic of the past, up there ...

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How Music is Instrumental in Breaking Generational Barriers

Alexander Vassiliadis | Posted 04.08.2013 | Teen
Read More: Parenting Tips, High School News, Teen News, Generation Gap, Teen News
Alexander Vassiliadis

Teens think they're right about everything while parents fail to understand or even remember the different joys and troubles of adolescence. As people grow older, they lose touch with the emotions they felt so vividly as teenagers.

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Time, Change and the Youth of America

Rebekah Bolser | Posted 03.25.2013 | Teen
Read More: Smart Phone, Youth Voices, The Presidential Youth Council, Youth Empowerment, Generation Gap, Teen News
Rebekah Bolser

What I'm trying to say is, things change and sometimes new ideas need to be welcomed and accepted to move forward in society. It's time that youth take initiative to speak up about the causes they care.

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The Sex Talk I Had With My Mom When I Was 20

Nadia Cho | Posted 03.09.2013 | College
Read More: Women, Talking About Sex, Sex-Positive, Sexuality, Mothers and Daughters, Healthy Relationships, The Talk, Monogamy, College, The Sex Talk, Sex Talk, Bisexuality, Young People, Parents, Generation Gap, College News
Nadia Cho

This holiday season, I came out to my mom about being sexually active, being bisexual, writing about sex for my college newspaper and then getting a ton of media attention for my column on having sex in the library. But did I also mention that I got straight A's this semester?

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Young Reporters, Old Tricks: How the Phone Book Saved My Story (Really!)

Gillian Frew | Posted 02.11.2013 | Media
Read More: White Pages, Phone Books, Reporting, Google, Research, Archives, Reporters, Aha Moment, Young People, Technology, Walla Walla, Conventional Wisdom, Online Search, Generation Gap, Media News
Gillian Frew

"Have you tried the phone book?" my mom suggests. I hadn't. In fact, I'm embarrassed to admit that the idea hadn't even occurred to me. I'd gotten so comfortable with the assumption that all the information I could possibly want or need was available online that I was on the verge of giving up.

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For Kids and Parents, There's a Digital Generation Gap, but Maybe That's OKl

Larry Magid | Posted 01.14.2013 | Technology
Read More: Fosi, Internet Safety, Online-Safety, Generation Gap, Technology News
Larry Magid

Some will undoubtedly fret over the perception gap between teens and parents, but I'm not all that concerned. I suspect that there has always been a gap between what parents think they know about their kids and what kids think their parents know.

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Crossing the Digital Divide

Nancy A. Shenker | Posted 01.12.2013 | Home
Read More: Baby Boomers, Gen X, Generation Gap, Gen X Communication, Teaching Baby Boomers, Baby Boomers Tech, Gen Y Tech, Gen Y Communication, Seniors and Technology, Home News
Nancy A. Shenker

The two generations of boomers have much to teach each other. But it begins with respect and admiration for what each group knows and can bring to the workplace.

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Growing a Generation Who Doesn't know How to Fail

Andy Braner | Posted 01.12.2013 | Parents
Read More: College Students, Social Media, Kids, Mentoring, Teens, Generation X, Failure, Millennial Generation, Raising Kids, Generation Y, Generation Gap, Parents, Teenagers, Youth Culture, Parents News
Andy Braner

Parents: We are not there to make life easy on our kids. It's our job to help them grow up with the skills to become successful adults.

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The 5 Weirdest Texting Habits Of Adults

| Posted 10.17.2012 | Teen
Read More: Parents Technology, Parents-Families-Tech, Parents Texting, When Parents Text, Grandparents Technology, The Mash, Teens Texting, Weird Texts, Grandparents Texting, Fun Stuff, Funny Texts, Generation Gap, Texting, Teen News

By Caroline Sudduth Caroline is a junior at Hinsdale Central High School. She is a student reporter for The Mash, a weekly teen publication distrib...

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Manipulating Time, Waiting for the Generation Gap to Close

Amanda Slavin | Posted 10.28.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Mentors, Parents-Dads, Time, Generation Y, Generation Gap, Wisdom, Healthy Living News
Amanda Slavin

I realized when you stop applying a fixed meaning to everything in your life and are more flexible with time and the meaning you apply to time, the more doors will open for you.

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What Happens When Parents Try To Use Google

Posted 08.14.2012 | Teen
Read More: Reddit, Parents Technology, Parents Teens, Fun Stuff, How My Mom Uses Google, Parents-Internet, Generation Gap, Teen News

Parents can be a source of endless amusement -- and frustration -- when it comes to texting, technology and the Internet. Most teenagers have received...

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Out With the New and in With the Old

Jeff DeGraff | Posted 08.09.2012 | Home
Read More: Success, Boomers, Young, Jeff DeGraff, Old, Innovation, Business, Futurist, Generation Gap, Home News
Jeff DeGraff

The question isn't, "What does Beethoven sound like in a virtual environment?" but rather, "How does symphonic music remain relevant to a generation that doesn't care for Beethoven?" You can almost hear the purse close.

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Mainline Protestant Church Decisions On LGBT Issues Highlight Growing Generational Gaps

Robert P. Jones, Ph.D. | Posted 09.15.2012 | Religion
Read More: Gay Ordination, Episcopal Church, White Mainline Protestants, Presbyterian Church, Millennials, Religion and Sexuality, Christianity, Young Christians, Generation Gap, Religion News
Robert P. Jones, Ph.D.

It will be instructive to see how these American religious bodies navigate the coming sea change on attitudes led by their younger American members toward more inclusive policies.

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A Digital Divide Grows Between Baby Boomers...and Other Boomers?

Ira Wolfe | Posted 09.11.2012 | Technology
Read More: Baby Boomers, Technology, Internet Usage, Generation Gap, Digital Divide, Poll, Smartphones, Technology News
Ira Wolfe

When I pull out my smartphone, I can feel the "I just don't get it" look. "What's so important that it can't wait?" And that is where I feel the divide begins and two camps build.

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10 Things Parents Just DO Understand (A Rebuttal)

Lisa Belkin | Posted 09.10.2012 | Parents
Read More: Parents Just Dont Understand, Generation Gap, Things Parents Dont Get About Teens, Parents and Teens, Teen News, Teenagers, Parentry, Teens, Parents News
Lisa Belkin

Over on HuffPost Teen, 15-year-old Sam Koppelman has written a post titled "10 Things Parents Just Don't Understand About Teens." It is wise well beyond his 16 years, but, nonetheless, there are a few things that we over at the Parent's page would like clarify on behalf of our entire demographic.

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10 Things Parents Just Don't Understand About Teens

Sam Koppelman | Posted 09.10.2012 | Teen
Read More: Parents and Teens, Parenting Teens, Things Parents Dont Get About Teens, Parents Just Dont Understand, Generation Gap, Teenagers, Teen News
Sam Koppelman

It turns out the Fresh Prince was right: "Parents are the same no matter time nor place." So here are 10 of the most annoying things parents just don't understand about teens today.

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Why Is Non-Millennial Cory Booker Creating News Outlet for Millennials?

Nomiki Konst | Posted 09.05.2012 | Media
Read More: Baby Boomers, Cory Booker, Gen Y, Generation Y, Generation Gap, Waywire Social Media, Millenials, Cory Booker Waywire, Cory Booker Social Media, Millenials Social Media, Media News
Nomiki Konst

Why do millennials need to be saved by non-millennials? Our generation's unique greatness is in part due to our self-starting, self-sufficient, entrepreneurial spirit.

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Digital Generation Gap

Mary Quigley | Posted 09.01.2012 | Media
Read More: Young Adults, Digital Immigrants, Baby Boomers, Geny, Byod, Digital Natives, Generation Gap, Digital Natives Classroom, Cellphone-Classroom, Technology Classrooms, Media News
Mary Quigley

These issues are not restricted to the classroom. If you think holding an office meeting is distracting now with people glancing at their cellsphone, wait until Gen Y floods the workplace. Eye contact will be a relic of the past.

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Will They Still Love Us When We're 64?

Jane Adams Ph.D. | Posted 08.29.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Baby Boomers, Boundaries, Adult Kids, Adult Children, Generation Gap, Parent Adult Child Relationship, Parent Child Relationship, Baby Boomer Adult Children, Baby Boomer Children, Fifty News
Jane Adams Ph.D.

As a generation, we've changed the boundary between parent and child by enlarging the definition of the relationship to include 'friend.'

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The Benefits Of Spoiling Kids In America

Lisa Belkin | Posted 08.26.2012 | Parents
Read More: Parentry, Parents-Kids, Spoiled Kids, Millenials, Generation Gap, Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker Article About Spoiled Kids, Carolina Izquierdo, Parenting Styles, LA Parenting Study, Parents News
Lisa Belkin

For the sake of argument, let's explore the possibility that spoiling our children -- creating "brats" who are very comfortable being waited and doted upon -- is good for them.

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Transform or Get Left Behind

Gary Hart | Posted 05.05.2012 | Politics
Read More: Thomas Jefferson, Millenial Generation, Social Change, Political Movements, Political Transformation, Generation Gap, Generational Politics, Political Change, Politics News
Gary Hart

The younger generation's reaction to conservative-led stalemate is to consider our government irrelevant. That's a big mistake. You may not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you.

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'What's Chauvinism?'

Jayanti Tamm | Posted 05.02.2012 | Women
Read More: Literature, Generation X, Millennial Generation, Teaching, College, Feminism, Gop Primary 2012, Sexism, Generation Gap, Women News
Jayanti Tamm

An uncomfortable silence filled the classroom. No one had started writing a response to the question I had written. Finally, one student raised her hand."What does 'chauvinist' mean?"

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