Episode 27 - Requiem For Childhood Past

A child in simpler times.

Once upon a time, children were children.

What does that mean?

It means that they played, they explored and they imagined worlds and adventures that existed within their minds without the help of digital tools or technology.

In a day and age where the concept of “childhood” has forever changed, a nostalgic look at simpler times can perhaps provide us a brief respite from the hurried lifestyle that most of us are living today.

On this episode of the Parenting Then and Now Podcast, we recall a time when being a kid was uncomplicated and largely unstructured. When toys were physical, when play was outdoors and the limits to one’s imagination were non-existent.