It’s interesting how the risks have shifted in a couple of generations. For those of us growing up in Generation X, our parents had to worry about primarily physical risks (no bike helmets, crazy-dangerous playground equipment, latchkey kids with no supervision getting up to crazy stunts, etc.). Oh, and drugs.

Generation X parents have to worry about psychological risks, mostly stemming from our kids’ interactions with technology designed to enable addictive behaviors and nudge kids into greater insecurities and neurosis. Oh, and the drugs are easier to come by and stronger now.