Nye undersøgelser viser tilsyneladende, at børn født i 1960erne og 1970erne har lang større psykisk modstandskraft, når tingene ikke helt går som det skal. Og det skyldes primært to ting: At de har vænnet sig til at håndtere kedsomhed uden at få stukket en skærm i hånden og at de er vant til at kunne lege med andre, uden voksen opsyn.

Research published in PMC involving emergency room doctors and nurses (who, interestingly, are parents themselves) found that children who engage in risky, challenging play develop greater distress tolerance and emotional regulation. They learn to self-navigate failure, manage fear, and cope with conflict. These are skills that can’t really be taught through lectures or structured programs. They’re built through experience.

In the 1960s and ’70s, that experience came naturally. You fell off a bike, you got back on. You lost a neighborhood game and had to deal with the sting of it without a parent rushing in to make it better. You scraped your way through boredom without anyone handing you a screen.

None of it felt particularly meaningful at the time. But looking back, those small moments of discomfort were quietly wiring our brains for resilience.

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