Childhood of baby boomers and generation Z

Childhood of baby boomers and generation Z

Only few families have television or telephone. Films and photographs are still black and white. They can use anything as their toys such as bottles caps, cigarette boxes, cards, marbles,pebble stones,rubber bands.

They had the run of the neighborhood. No one worried about getting shot, 

though there was the occasional bully waiting to beat the snot out of the sandlot geek. So, their parents not worry about their safety.

And i think generation Z children have no childhood anymore because this is an advanced era, generation of technology.So, most of the children play smart phones,tablets etc.. They had lost their childhood. They can't live without the technology things.

Their parents also over protect their children,cannot scold them or beat them. Nowadays, child abduction is very serious, parents also not dare to let their child go out. this is another reason the child lost their childhood.

Infographic of baby boomers vs gen z

Baby Boomers and generation Z

Baby Boomers 
Born between 1946-1964.
Almost exactly nine months after World War II ended, “the cry of the baby was heard across the land,” as historian Landon Jones later described the trend. More babies were born in 1946 than ever before: 3.4 million, 20 percent more than in 1945. This was the beginning of the so-called “baby boom.” In 1947, another 3.8 million babies were born; 3.9 million were born in 1952; and more than 4 million were born every year from 1954 until 1964, when the boom finally tapered off. By then, there were 76.4 million “baby boomers” in the United States. They made up almost 40 percent of the nation’s population.

INVESTOPEDIA EXPLAINS 'Baby Boomer'

After the end of World War II, birth rates across the world spiked. The explosion of new infants became known as the baby boom. During the boom, an estimated 77 million babies were born in the United States alone! The large increase in population produced a substantial rise in demand for consumer goods, stimulating the post-war economy.

Generation Z
Is a generation of technology. This generation start at late 1990s, or from the mid 2000s to the present day.

Born: 1995-2012
Coming of Age: 2013-2020
Age in 2004: 0-9
Current Population: 23 million and growing rapidly
While we don’t know much about Gen Z yet...we know a lot about the environment they are growing up in. This highly diverse environment will make the grade schools of the next generation the most diverse ever. Higher levels of technology will make significant inroads in academics allowing for customized instruction, data mining of student histories to enable pinpoint diagnostics and remediation or accelerated achievement opportunities.
Gen Z kids will grow up with a highly sophisticated media and computer environment and will be more Internet savvy and expert than their Gen Y forerunners. More to come on Gen Z...stay tuned.
Next time we will start to take a more in-depth look at the most significant and impactful of the generational cohorts and what implications there might be for libraries and librarians.

                                                                   Baby Boomers 

source: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/baby_boomer.asp
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