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Upworthy GOOD PEOPLE:
Stories From the Best of Humanity
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Stories From the Best of Humanity

punishment room

mom, mom daughter, tween, tween daughter, phone and tablet

Mom takes away tween daughter's phone and tablet—and notices "immediate" change

gen x, boomers, millennials, gen alpha, gen z, generations, generational differences, culture, etiquette

Gen Xers and Boomers share outrageous behaviors that used to be considered 'normal'

school paddle, corporal punishment, gen x childhood, physical discipline

Gen Xer's old-school paddle photo brings back vivid memories, and wow, times have changed

moms, kids, listening, teamwork, respect

Child psychologist reveals the 6 'magic phrases' that make kids listen to their parents

reading; struggling to read; literacy crisis; attention span; attention problem; reading books; declining reading

TLDR; the real reason we struggle reading entire books now, and 4 easy ways to fix it

father, daughter, dance, hugging, reuniting

17 incarcerated dads in tuxedos danced with daughters at San Quentin’s 'Parenting Prom'

gen x, gen xers, gen x aging, gen x old, gen x health

Gen Xers laugh about the 'elderly shizz' they do now on their aging journeys

idioms, endangered idioms, weird idioms, funny idioms, catchphrases, common sayings, words of wisdom, english language, words, funny

15 awesome, endangered idioms almost no one says anymore, but should

gen x, generation x, latchkey kids, latchkey kid, latchkey

Gen X latchkey kids share their funniest and most frightening 'home alone' stories

Young Black boy stands with eyes closed

A school replaced detention with meditation. The results are stunning.

woman smoking

Gen Xers and Boomers share things that used to be 'normal' but are 'boundary crossing' today

two boys having pillow fight

Parents are split on the 'FAFO' parenting style that emphasizes natural consequences

screenshot of man speaking to camera beside comments

Dad found out his son bullied a kid at school and came up with a brilliant teaching moment

parenting, parenting hacks, motherhood, mom hacks, mommy fb group, mommy blogger, kids, parenting humor

Mom asked other parents to share their most 'unhinged' parenting hacks, and they delivered

Mom looking over daughter with phone; comment overlay

People are sharing the parenting trends that absolutely ‘need to end now’

1980s schools, 1990s schools, teachers

People are sharing things teachers did in the '80s and '90s that would 'never fly' now

gen z, gen alpha, generations

'Adults' are honestly confused by these 15 things the younger generations are into