20+ Things Kids In The ’60s Did That Would Make Us Think Twice Today

Published on 04/08/2022
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The fact that we survived childhood in the 1960s would be considered a miracle by most people. Children were exposed to secondhand smoke by their parents as they were allowed to run wild on the streets. Sugar was found in everything, and danger waited around every bend and turn. Most of the activities that were deemed “normal” for children in the 1960s are difficult to grasp in light of today’s hands-on approach to parenting.

20 Plus Things Kids In The 60s Did That Would Make Us Think Twice Today

20 Plus Things Kids In The 60s Did That Would Make Us Think Twice Today

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Pregnant Women Smoked And Consumed Alcohol

While still carrying you inside her tummy, it’s possible that mothers all around the world were reducing your oxygen and creating fetal alcohol syndrome. Assuming you were able to make it out alive, you most likely ended yourself sitting on your mother’s lap or crawling underneath the table as she was enjoying an afternoon gulp and cigarette with her companion when she was expecting your younger brother. Although our moms did not want to harm us, no one could have anticipated the long-term effects of these events.

Pregnant Women Smoked And Consumed Alcohol

Pregnant Women Smoked And Consumed Alcohol

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