Parenting Then and Now: How Parenting Differ Ten Years Ago Than Now

In just a span of 10 years, a lot of things have changed in parenting. With the fast-paced development of technology, parenting has evolved alongside with it.

Here are some ways parenting today differs from what it was ten years ago.

Hygiene was a big thing

Ten years ago, bathing a baby especially a newborn is a must. Today parents are given an option whether to immediately bathe a baby after birth or delay for some time. This is due to a recent research saying that immediate bath on an infant after birth may lead to hypothermia, according to Medscape.

There are more choices today than there were before

Parents ten years ago will have to choose whether to stay at home or to work in the office or somewhere else. Now there are a lot of ways parents can do both as there are bigger opportunities for part-time jobs and flexible work schedules. Washington D.C. is even considering of extending the paid leave for parents with a newborn baby to have more time spent the new member of the family.

Parenting was more if a hearsay and handed-over information from older ones ten years ago

First-time moms would benefit from asking older ones on how to handle their newborn. Information is often a mixture of different opinions from different experiences of people. Today everything they need to know about parenting is just a Google away, according to Washington Post.

Travelling was a bigger challenge before than today

A decade ago when parents plan to travel they have to think about how to keep their child caught up by the things they will see outside so as not to be bored and get tired of the long drive. Nowadays thanks to technology, children doesn't even notice the length of time they stayed in the car before arriving their destination as there are a lot of ways to keep them busy during their travel, according to Parenting.

There may be a lot of difference to parenting then and now but it is how parents appreciate the values from the past and the development of today that will make them effective ushers for their children to arrive their future.