Gen Z Calls Out Millennial Parents

[00:00:00]All right, so listen, it has come to my attention that our Gen Z parents over here have one major critique about millennial parents. And I'm going to be honest, they it could be right. Hi, my name is Alicia. I am a licensed behavior analyst, mama four turned homeschooler, and I'm in fact one of those millennial parents, and we're going to break it down today. Gen Z parents say that we are absolutely terrified of our own kids. They watch us walk around and eggshells, constantly micromanaging our kids' moods, while our Gen Z counterpart focuses highly on building real-world resilience, because they grew up navigating total chaos. Listen, they didn't just grow up, they had to grow up through a housing market crash, a global pandemic, school shooting drills, and this hyper exposure to social media.

[00:00:51]They experienced firsthand that the real world doesn't care about your feels. But you see, I think they're forgetting that millennial parents, we come from a place of healing. We want to fix that boomer because I said so culture. But unfortunately, we overcorrected it into allowing this endless negotiation with our kids. And honestly, look, you need to look at what we were exposed to. What were we dealing with? We grew up with conditional love. I don't know about you, but I had plenty of hidden family secrets behind those closed doors, and this toxic suck it up mentality. We spent our 20s in therapy unpacking all of that, just so when we did have kids, we vowed to protect their peace at all costs. But Gen Z realized that a kid who never experiences a firm, non-negotiable no at home is going to be absolutely crushed by the real world. True emotional intelligence requires structure. Being a leader doesn't mean that we have to lack empathy. It means that we care enough to let them experience that firm boundary today. And I think collectively we need to bring back that firm no. And it's entirely okay that your kids are going to be mad about it. Now, if you want to hold that boundary without absolutely losing your mind, I've experimented with some tactics in my own home and I included those in the captions in hope that it's going to help you, too. So, check it out and let's navigate this firm no together.