#8 Raise Your Babies Like It’s 1989: The Xennial Parenting Guide

Remember the days of riding bikes until the streetlights came on, making prank calls on landlines, and having zero clue what your friends were up to unless you knocked on their door?In this episode, we’re diving into the Xennial experience—that sweet spot between Gen X and Millennials—where we grew up without the internet but adapted to it as adults. We reminisce about the freedom, independence, and (honestly) questionable safety choices that shaped us. Then, we shift gears to discuss The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt and how today’s kids are missing out on that unsupervised, real-world play that helped build resilience. Spoiler: It’s not great for them. But here’s the good news—you can give your kids that 80s and 90s experience, and we’re here to tell you how (without fully ditching your WiFi)