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This article originally appeared in The Conversation.There’s an optimal strategy for winning multiple rounds of rock, paper, scissors: be as random and unpredictable as possible. Don’t pay attention to what happened in the last round.However, that’s easier said than done.To find out how brains make decisions in a competitive setting, we asked people to play 15,000 games of rock, paper, scissors while recording their brain activity.Our results, now published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, found that those who were influenced by previous rounds really did tend to lose more often.We also showed that people struggle to be truly random, and we can discern various biases and behaviours from their brain activity when they make decisions during a competition. Rock, paper, scissors. via Canva/PhotosWhat we can learn from a simple gameThe field of social neuroscience has mostly focused on studying the brains of individual people. However, to gain insight into how our brains make decisions when we interact with each other, we need to use a method called hyperscanning.With this method, researchers can record the brain activity from two or more people while they are interacting with each other, providing a more real-world measure of social behaviour.So far, most research has used this method to investigate cooperation. When cooperating with someone else, it’s useful to act as predictably as possible to make it easier to anticipate each other’s actions and intentions.However, we were interested in decision-making during competition where unpredictability can give you a competitive advantage – such as when playing rock, paper, scissors. Rock, paper, scissors. via Canva/PhotosHow do our brains make decisions, and do they keep track of the previous actions of both ourselves and the other person?To investigate this, we simultaneously recorded the brain activity from pairs of players as they played 480 rounds of rock, paper, scissors with each other on a computer. From the resulting 15,000 total rounds across all participating pairs, we discovered that players were not good at being unpredictable when deciding which option to play next.Even though the best strategy is randomness, most people had a clear bias where they overplayed one of the options. More than half of the players favoured “rock”, followed by “paper”, and “scissors” was favoured least.In addition, people tended to avoid repeating choices – they went for a different option on their next round more often than would be expected by chance.Real-time decisionsWe could predict a player’s decision about whether to choose “rock”, “paper”, or “scissors” from their brain data even before they had made their response. This means we could track decision-making in the brain, as it unfolds in real time.Not only did we find information in the brain about the upcoming decision, but also about what happened in the previous game. The brain had information about both the previous response of the player and their opponent during this decision-making phase. Rock, paper, scissors.via Canva/PhotosThis shows that when we make decisions, we use information about what happened before to inform what to do next: “they played rock last time, so what’s my move?”We can’t help but try to predict what’ll happen next by looking back.Importantly, when trying to be unpredictable, it’s not helpful to rely on past outcomes. Only the brains of those who lost the game had information about the previous game – the brains of the winners did not. This means overreliance on past outcomes really does hinder one’s strategy.Why does this matter?Who hasn’t wished they knew what their opponent would play next? From simple games to global politics, a good strategy can lead to a decisive advantage. Our research highlights our brains aren’t computers: we can’t help but try to predict what’ll happen next, and we rely on past outcomes to influence our future decisions, even when that might be counterproductive.Of course, rock, paper, scissors is one of the simplest games we could use – it made for a good starting point for this research. The next steps would be to move our work into competitive settings where it’s more strategic to keep track of past decisions.Our brains are bad at being unpredictable. This is a good thing in most social contexts and could help us during cooperation. However, during competition, this can hinder us.A good takeaway here is that people who stop overanalyzing the past may have a better chance at winning in the future.This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

Our brains love to play tricks on us, especially if we're prone to being Nervous Nellies. It can be easy to settle into letting your mind run wild with a cornucopia of catastrophic ideas about all the ways the thing you want to do can go wrong. Going out on a date? What if they don't laugh at your jokes or think your lucky shirt is ugly? What if you trip on your shoelaces and fall flat on your face when you greet them? Your brain knows all of your fears. It's lived with you your entire life, after all, so if anything has the ammunition to make you doubt everything, it's your wrinkly bestie, filled with grey matter and anxiety. But you don't have to fall victim to your brain's tricks; real people have figured out how to outsmart their brains, and they're sharing their secrets to help others. In the age of finding community on the internet, people who are struggling sometimes turn to social media spaces like TikTok or Reddit to crowdsource helpful information. Not only does it help the original poster feel less alone, but it also provides them with a plethora of options to choose from. When people turned to Reddit to overcome catastrophizing, users didn't hesitate to pour their most helpful advice into the comments in hopes of helping others. Here are some of the best ones: Concerned woman sits on bed, looking at her phone.Photo credit: Canva1. Speak to yourself in a silly voice"One technique that always stuck with me regarding intrusive, negative thoughts is to allow yourself to have those thoughts, but say them in a silly voice, and thus take their power away. I always chose a Cartman voice. Or sarcastically respond to your negative thoughts. It challenges the legitimacy of them. So rather than these thoughts raising an alarm in your brain, no true threat is detected and you can move on. Also, lavender. I take a deep breath of lavender oil and it helps immensely."2. Lie on the floor for a little refocusing"I had a roommate in college who taught me a thing she does that helps me even today. You lie on the floor and close your eyes and talk to yourself (out loud if you can, because at least for me anxiety makes my thoughts race and it's harder to hold the thread if I'm not speaking aloud). You start with 'Okay, my name is [name] and I'm lying on the floor.' You state some very basic things about yourself, and then you start describing everything that's going on in your life, including things/situations that you're stressing about and what you can do about them, like 'I have a test tomorrow.' Concerned friend offers comfort during crisis moment.Photo credit: Canva'After dinner, I can study for 2 hours before bed' or 'I'm worried about money. I can start writing down what I'm spending my money on and work out a budget'. It can help if you can really concretely nail down what your anxieties are about - for me at least, a lot of the time the cause of my anxiety is hard to pin down, more like a sense of existential dread. So talking myself through everything that's going on in my life almost feels like hitting a reset button in a way that just saying 'why are you anxious? you have no reason to be anxious' to myself doesn't."3. Remind yourself of the odds"I have to remind myself of the odds. Ex- How likely is it that my car will do a Fast & Furious style flip causing a deadly pile up while I go the speed limit on my way to work? Not very. So I just kind of remind myself like that. I also squeeze my fingers and hands a lot, as the pressure will help bring me back to centre. Sometimes my SO will squeeze me or even lay on me to help me get a grip on my anxiety as well." Lost in thought, scrolling by the window.Photo credit: Canva4. Treat the anxiety like a child needing care"I treat my anxiety like a little person I'm calming down and taking care of. Like when I'm in public and start panicking, I imagine holding it and saying things like 'hey, it'll be fine. You're good, calm down.'"5. Imagine the worst-case scenario until it loses power"I amp it up. Trying to reason with my anxious thoughts never works, so instead, I poke at that intrusive thought until my anxiety gets higher and higher until it finally peaks and drops off, and that thought stops making me anxious. For instance, if I'm freaking out about something I did at work and getting fired, I'll tell myself, 'Okay, yep, this small mistake I made will absolutely get me fired. I'll never find a job again. My husband will leave me and I will end up dying homeless and alone,' and I'll keep that up. Eventually, the thought loses its power to freak me out and I can see just how ridiculous I'm being." Man sitting on the floor, deep in thought by the window.Photo credit: Canva6. Think about all the times your brain got it wrong"Remember all the times you've been wrong. It helps me," one person shares before someone adds their own experience practicing the technique. "Yep. My record is 0:2746392 for the amount of times I thought I had cancer or something life-threatening. Remembering that helps, but every once in a while I think 'this is it. This is the one.'"7. Work out a plan for what you’ll do if the worst happens"The way I dealt with it was, I accepted that if the worst case scenario happens, I’ll face it, whatever happens. Took me a while to get there, but I realized over time that I can deal with mishaps if they happen. I developed the habit of catastrophizing when I faced some bad situations in the past that I totally did not expect and wasn’t prepared at all. It sort of scarred and I was always afraid of those situations happening again. Over time, I realized I’m much more wiser than before, and at that point when the bad situation happened, I wasn’t very mature and honestly, my luck was bad. So comparing my current situation to the time when I had those bad experiences and looking how far I have come along helped me deal with it much better." Contemplation in a busy world.Photo credit: Canva8. Reframe catastrophizing into a positive"I don't think it's a bad thing to imagine different scenarios and let yourself get emotional if you can change your state of mind within a few minutes. If you can sit on your a** and freak yourself out just from imagination, then congratulations, you have a resourceful mind, and there is a good chance the process can be beneficial to yourself and those around you. Thinking about different possibilities is interesting, and sometimes things don't go according to plan, and that may lead to a feeling you should try to be comfortable with. Ask yourself, "So what?" when the process feels heavy."The next time you're feeling overwhelmed and catastrophizing, try one of these techniques to see if it helps you regain control of your runaway brain.

If you’re looking for ways to stop the doomscrolling and reclaim some of your attention span back, good news: Gen Z and millennials might have finally cracked the code. And thankfully, the answer isn’t deleting every app, throwing your phone into the sea, or becoming a monk.It’s…a tote bag. A tote bag that screams '90s nostalgia, but apparently works like a charm against modern-day ails. All over TikTok, people are assembling what they call “analog bags”—carefully packed totes full of screen-free activities: fantasy paperbacks, tarot cards, sticker books, embroidery hoops, tiny radios, you name it…the possibilities are endless. Some even concoct full-on craft stations in a wicker basket for extra whimsy points. The idea is simple: instead of trying to use willpower alone to fight the pull of your phone, you replace the habit with something more hands-on, creative, and perhaps most important of all, enjoyable. The trend first took off thanks to content creator Sierra (Siece) Campbell, who first shared her own analog bag containing a knitting project, a good book, an old-school Polaroid camera and film, her planner, and a portable watercolor set. @siececampbell Replying to @miranda_ducky what are you putting in yours???? put your phone down right now and go make one it'll take u 10 minutes max. #whimsicallife #whimsywithsiece #analoglife #analogue ♬ original sound - SIECE CAMPBELL “Put your phone down right now and go make one,” she said. And the people listened, apparently. Pretty soon, more folks were showing off their own analog bags filled with retro entertainment. @cortneydryden WHAT’S IN MY ANALOG BAG ?? When I need to stay off my phone, I reach for this ? Thanks for the inspo @SIECE CAMPBELL #analogbag #whatsinmybag #junkjournal #wimb ♬ New Romantics TV instrumental - Dan Swift Del Rey @joyfulnoiseteaching I would love to know what you’re putting in yours! Put your phone down, grab a tote in your house, and fill it with the things that help you get analog again @SIECE CAMPBELL #whimsicallife#analoglife#analogbag#llbean#digitaldetox ♬ original sound - Emily One of those people is Emily Dietzmann, who told Upworthy:“I have been loving my analog bag because we try to do no screen time since we have little ones in our house, so having the analog bag has given me a way to keep my hands busy while my daughter plays on her own or naps! It’s also so fun because spending my time using the things in it always comes with a physical reward when I finish the projects!” @emilydietzmann I have been seeing analog bags all over tiktok lately, so I wanted to do one of my own! ?? IB: @SIECE CAMPBELL #analogbag #momlife #momsoftiktok #toddlermom #pregnantmama ♬ original sound - emily dietzmann For overwhelmed parents, chronically online young adults, and really anyone whose phone has slowly eaten their attention span, finding novel ways to unplug feels like a lifeline back to themselves. No wonder #AnalogLife has jumped more than 330% in the first nine months of 2025. The Global Wellness Institute even named “analog wellness” one of its top trends for 2025 because of the cultural craving for slower, more tactile experiences.As one person in the comments section put it, “I miss the 90s lifestyle. It’s time to bring it back.”Why analog bags are an effective tool for brain rotFrom Campbell’s perspective, breaking a scrolling habit “isn’t less technology, it’s more analog fun.” In her video, she referenced Charles Duhigg, best-selling author of The Power of Habit, who noted that changing a habit is easier when you replace it with a new behavior that offers a similar reward to a repeated cue. In this case, scrolling is driven by a cue (boredom) and offers the reward of entertainment (aka dopamine). An analog bag offers that same feeling and is at arm’s length, making it an easy swap. If you want your own analog bag, you don’t need anything fancy. Grab a tote or a basket, toss in things that make you feel human, and keep it within reach. It really is that easy—and so, so pivotal for reclaiming some peace and vitality. Or, as Campbell told Business Insider, those “really wonderful opportunities to have a fun and deep life.”

Do you have trust issues? At some point in our lives, most of us are forced to reflect upon a difficult experience. Something that might make us question whether we should or can trust people again.When Brené Brown's 4th-grade daughter came home crying after a classmate's betrayal, the moment turned into an unexpected lesson on building trust. Appearing on The Diary of a CEO Podcast, Brown reflected on how a simple demonstration for her daughter can be a healthy model that even top CEOs can use to better understand how trust works. Hikers working together while climbing.Photo credit Canva Brené Brown joinsThe Diary of a CEO PodcastBrené Brown is a researcher and storyteller focusing on courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. Her website highlights a Guffington Foundation Endowed Chair, her professorship at the University of Houston, award-winning podcasts, and her authoring of six #1 New York Times bestsellers. During her appearance on the podcast, she described how the experience with her daughter inspired the model that explains building and earning trust.You can watch the short video here: - YouTube www.youtube.com Do you have any 'marble jar' friends?Brown recalls the conversation with her daughter, Ellen, and explains her "marble jar" theory on the podcast. Knowing who to trust follows how many marbles you put in a jar for their favor. "Every time you share something with someone that's confidential and they don't share it, they get a marble. When you want to share something really private and personal, you look for a friend whose jar is full of marbles." This seems like a really smart way to visually explain the concept of earned trust with a child. Brown then asked her daughter, "Do you have any marble jar friends?"Ellen had an immediate response, naming two friends—Hannah and Lorna. Ellen claimed the two young girls had big marble jars that were full. The reasons why Ellen explained their jars were full unlocked an understanding for Brown that demonstrates how we build trust.Brown explains, "This was why. It was crazy." Ellen talked about how, when arriving late to lunch with nowhere to sit, her friend Lorna would scoot over and share the seat. Another example was when Ellen was sick with strep throat, Hannah was worried and called to see if she was okay. Another time, Hannah remembered Ellen's grandparents' names. Ellen thought that was really important and worthy of a marble, too.Brown explains, "What was shocking to me is that Ellen was conveying that these marbles were being earned on these very small [things]: she knew my grandparents' name, she gave me a seat to sit at, [and] she checked on me when I was missing school. Trust is built slowly over time, a marble at a time. And that's how we teach trust to these most senior leaders in Fortune 100 companies." Trust exercise with a dog. media3.giphy.com Brown explains how the little things build trust, so you don't have to ask for itBrown describes that, in crisis moments, many leaders believe asking for trust is the best way to get it. Brown claims this philosophy has very little to no value. She believes, "What matters is a leader that walks past you in the morning and says, 'Hey, good to see you Steven. How's your mom's chemo going?' Marbles. Marbles. Then, when the crisis happens, you don't need to say, 'trust me.' You just need to say what's on your mind. They trust you." Trust in a puzzle.Photo credit CanvaWhy is building and earning trust important to our health?A 2025 study in the National Library of Medicine found that trust over the course of a lifespan had a significant impact on a person's well-being. The results also demonstrated that individuals who experienced more situations and had more connections to trustworthy people predicted a longer lifespan. A 2025 study in MDPI found that social trust affected young adults' mental health through neighborhood interactions, reciprocity, and perceived work stress. It implied that mental health and psychological happiness were directly influenced by the framework of trust within the community. Jennifer McKenna, a strategist and executive advisor in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, told Upworthy, "Trust may take time to build, but the return is priceless." She noted the value of trust in the workplace, saying, "People who trust each other don't take extra steps to verify information, and they don't create 'workarounds' for fear of what the other might think, say, or do. Additionally, trust perpetuates compassion, empathy, respect, and emotional safety, which gives everyone the freedom to spend less time second-guessing, and more time reaching their potential." Karol Ward, a confidence expert and licensed psychotherapist, told Upworthy about the value of consistent behavior and the psychological safety built through trust. Ward said, "When you are not consistent in how your interact with others, they cannot trust how you will respond. Expressing rage, sarcasm, or withdrawing when hurt, creates instability within relationships. This causes fear or anxiety in another person because they cannot trust you. Then when you are back to being loving or kind and it is not reciprocated, you end up questioning why."Helping her daughter navigate tough feelings created a perfect model for Brown to teach some of the world's most powerful leaders the means of earning trust. The marble jar theory is an effective tool that explains the best type of people to invest our trust in. The people who consistently do the little things that demonstrate they care are the most trustworthy.

There's been a lot of discourse on the state of modern dating and a lot of theories on why it seems harder than ever for people to find connection with romantic partners. Could it be that the achievement and education gaps between men and women are altering the dynamics? Have social media and dating apps broken our brains and hearts? Do we all have unrealistic expectations and unlimited options, leading to never feeling satisfied with anything or anyone?Those are all intriguing options, but an alternate theory has recently arisen that's quickly gaining steam: Maybe being single isn't as lonely as we think. Maybe being single is actually freaking awesome. Happy Girl GIF by RetMod Giphy A guy on TikTok who goes by @gettothepointbro shared a hilarious monologue on why women who have been single for a long time "don't want to date anymore." Women say he absolutely nailed it.At first, it might seem like he's poking fun, either at single women or at the men who can't seem to win them over. But not so! What he's done is perfectly captured the joy many people find in being single and, frankly, able to do whatever the hell they want."Some women have been single for so long they don't date anymore, they grant you access to their peaceful little empire like a reluctant queen handing you a visitor's badge," he says. "You text her good morning and she's already annoyed, like 'Why are you disturbing the sacred silence of my personal growth journey?'"He goes on, "Bro she's been sleeping diagonally in her bed for three years, she's not giving up that territory because you opened the door and paid for coffee.""You plan a cute date, she's thinking 'That sounds nice but also I could stay home, deep clean my apartment, do a 12 steps skincare routine, order sushi and not have to listen to a man breathe.'" Woman enjoying some self care time.Canva Photos"You try to check in emotionally, 'How are you feeling?' She's feeling fantastic because you're not here.""You're not competing with other guys. There are no other guys. You're competing with her weighted blanket, her peace, her cat named Chairman Meow, and the simple joy of not having to share her fries."These are just a few of the best lines from the nearly two-minute rant, all delivered in the most amazing French accent you can imagine. Please, enjoy: @gettothepointbro DATING A GIRL WHO IS USED TO BE ALONE CAN BE VERY HARD . The best thing about the video is the discussion in the comments. Women want to know how this man got access to this top-secret information. The rant is so eerily, frighteningly accurate that women are convinced this French guy is living in their heads. That, or someone's secretly leaking intel."dammit. somebody call a meeting of the council. he knows too much.""I dont often offer this compliment to the male species but you explained it better than I ever could.""Alright, who’s told him this info??? So exposed right now""The joy of sleeping diagonally across my bed cannot be fully explained.""This is the most accurate profiling I’ve ever heard. You absolutely ailed it."Clearly, we've tapped into a real phenomenon here, with users lovingly calling him The Croissant King. @gettothepointbro CAN YOU RELATE LADIES ? THAT’S WHY WE LOVE YOU ❤️ The truth is that many people—both men and women—are disillusioned with the sad state of the dating scene these days. App burnout is a real thing, and meeting new people in real life is a ton of work. So, it's no surprise that more and more people are just choosing to stay single and enjoy all the perks that come along with it. This is a stark change, especially for women.According to FiveThirtyEight, "Women were also more likely than men to say that they weren’t dating because they have other priorities right now." Priorities like travel, career, friendship, and even just self-care—all things that wind up taking a backseat when people get involved in relationships. It wasn't too long ago that women of a certain age that were still single were called "spinsters," but that word has lost a significant amount of power. This new generation of women aren't embarrassed or ashamed to be single; they're loving it for exactly all the reasons this video describes.And to make matters even more interesting, Vogue recently published an opinion piece from writer and podcaster Chanté Joseph simply titled, "Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?" In the mega-viral piece, Joseph interviewed lots of women and, based on their answers, explores a budding new era of women finding their boyfriends or even the simple idea and prospect of a boyfriend "embarrassing." @chantayyjayy So many thoughts! This is my 2AM summary please go and read ❤️ Some say it's because of too much "boyfriend content" on social media. Others note the issue seems to be that once a woman gets a boyfriend, her entire personality (and social media) revolves around him. Other women cite being embarrassed by men's behavior and the oft-experienced paradox of losing the relationship the moment it's made public (i.e. the "hard launch" to breakup pipeline). That said, women would rather keep their boyfriends on the down low for privacy and to avoid the "evil eye" as Joseph reveals, or else do the next best thing and stay happily single. A lot of people have a lot of thoughts about Joseph's piece, its virality, and what that means for the current state of dating and relationships worldwide. CNN even caught up with Joseph to understand more about her piece and the polarizing response to it. Watch: @cnn CNN’s Antoinette Radford spoke with Chanté Joseph, the author of the British Vogue article making shockwaves worldwide. #britishvogue #vogue #dating #relationships We may not yet have a final answer on where this shift in women's attitudes toward dating will land, but one thing's for sure: whether you're single or partnered, embarrassed or proud, Croissant King's take is resonating with the masses.This article originally appeared in April. It has been updated.

Have grandparents become more self-involved than their grandparents in past generations? The baby boomer generation has been dubbed the "Me Generation" because after the social upheaval of the ‘60s, they began to focus on themselves, prioritizing wealth accumulation, personal growth, self-help programs, and fitness. Now that baby boomers are grandparents, some millennials aren’t too happy that the Me Generation has taken that ethos into their golden years.Although we can't paint every generation member with the same brush, many older millennial parents feel that their baby boomer parents, known for being the least involved in recent history, are too hands-off as grandparents. Mother Phyllis, a popular TikToker with much to say about boomer grandparents, recently shared a video about how her parents live 40 minutes away and put very little effort into being grandparents, yet brag on social media about how much they love their grandchildren.Millennial mom says her boomer parents aren't around for their grandkidsThe crux of Phyllis’ point is that older millennials had grandparents who were very involved in their lives, but their parents don’t seem to have the same dedication. @motherphyllis Can anyone else relate?????? I should’ve said absent grandmother’s not grandparents but y’all know what I mean ? #fyp #fypシ #fypage #viral #fyp #viral #millennial #boomer #momlife #mom #sahm #funny @laneige_us “My mom comes over for her yearly visit and snaps a picture of the kids. Or sometimes she doesn't even do that. She'll just take a picture off my Facebook page, post it to her Facebook page, and say, 'I love hanging out with my grandkids so much,'" Phillis says in a video with over 200,000 views. “They're so amazing. And then her friends comment and say, ‘Being a grandparent is so amazing, it's just so great.’” Phyllis adds that when she had a child, her boomer parents didn’t show much interest in helping after her birth, saying that helping out was her husband's job. Some grandparents spend more time on Facebook than they do with their grandkids.Photo credit: Canva The post resonated with many people in the comments who are having the same struggles with their boomer parents. "Their parents raised us. They didn’t even want to be parents, so they’re sure as hell not gonna be grandparents," Kim wrote. "I mean, you think having boomer grandparents are bad, try having them raise you. Generation X basically raised ourselves because they’re busy," Queen added.Why are a lot of baby boomers absentee grandparents?A big reason why parents like Phyllis feel betrayed by their parents for refusing to be involved in their children’s lives is that they probably had grandparents who were involved in theirs. Many older millennials and Gen Xers had grandparents involved in their upbringing, providing daycare, babysitting, and making social visits, because their grandmothers were raised to be homemakers and didn’t have jobs. So their lifestyle was more geared toward caring for children. Boomer women were much more likely to have had careers and still work to this day.Baby boomer grandparents are also financially better off than their parents were, which means they have more disposable income and can spend more time on vacation and pursuing their hobbies. In previous generations, when grandparents had less money, they found joy by spending time with their families and raising the next generation. But what is fortunate for baby boomers—having more money—means that their kids feel less supported than they did. @motherphyllis Millennials just can’t understand the way some boomers act If I’m being honest ##fyp##foryoupage##fypシ##fypage##mom##sahm##momlife##honest##truth##relatable##millennial##boomer##generation##millennialstothemoon##phyllis “Here’s the thing, though: it’s statistically more likely that your own grandmothers were homemakers, at least from the time they had children,” DeeDee Moore, a grandparenting influencer, writes for Scary Mommy. “They were home to watch you after school, or host you and your cousins for weeks during the summer. Starting with the baby boomer generation, women were more likely to be in the workforce, making babysitting grandkids and cousin camp harder to pull off.”' A happy Baby Boomer couple.Photo credit: CanvaWhile parents like Phyllis have a good reason to be upset that their parents aren’t involved in their children’s lives, everyone’s situation is different, so we can’t bash all boomers for being uninvolved in their grandchildren’s lives. However, their accusation does follow a significant generational trend: Gen Xers and older Millennials, known by some as Generation Goonie, were raised in a world with very little parental involvement. So, it's unsurprising that their children have grandparents who may not be around much.This article originally appeared in April.