American Parents Are Getting Real About Their Struggles Explaining Current Events To Children
February 23, 2026
“It’s an unenviable time to be a kid. I grew up at the end of the Cold War, so I know there’s always something less than ideal going on for kids. But the environment being threatened, our government disintegrating, the president being a felon… I can barely stand it as a full ass grown person! Kids today have to be extra resilient, I think. And parents need to be stronger…





