“Rediscovering Nostalgia: 12 Beloved Childhood Pastimes of the 70s You Won’t Believe Have Disappeared!”
10. Casual Littering
Anti-littering campaigns existed (’70s kids might recall the “Crying Indian” commercial), but there was less social stigma about tossing trash. Thankfully, the environmental movement has made huge strides in raising awareness about the importance of caring for our planet.
11. DIY Chemistry Sets with ACTUAL Chemicals
Some ’70s kids got elaborate chemistry sets that included substances you wouldn’t find in a school lab nowadays. Safety regulations, understandably, have become much stricter. While it might dampen some of the mad-scientist fun, it’s definitely for the best to avoid chemical burns, fires, or worse!
12. Getting Part-Time Jobs WAY Younger
Paper routes, babysitting gigs, helping at the family store or farm: it was much more common for even younger teens (or pre-teens) to earn some spending money. Nowadays, child labor laws are stricter, and schooling takes up more time, changing the trajectory of when most kids get serious about joining the workforce.
17 Insane Things That Were Acceptable for Children in the 1960s
Many of the behaviors that were deemed ordinary for children in the 1960s would be mortifying to people today. If parents from the ’60s were to raise their children in the same manner in today’s world, they might find social services knocking on their doors. As time progresses, so do parenting methods and the level of supervision and exposure provided to children.
