Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified: on Nostr: "Today, the teen babysitter as we knew her, in pop culture and in reality, has all ...

"Today, the teen babysitter as we knew her, in pop culture and in reality, has all but disappeared. People seem to worry less about adolescents and more for them, and for their future prospects. As Fass put it, 'Teenagers don’t seem very grown-up these days.' There’s not much reason to fear or exalt babysitters anymore—because our society no longer trusts teens to babysit much at all."

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/03/teen-babysitters-intensive-parenting/677793/?utm_source=pocket_mylist

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