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The story of parents lamenting how “spoilt” their children are is an age-old one that repeats with every generation. And it can be read as a comment on the general increase in prosperity and well-being that has been a defining, human macro-trend.

Parents participating in a viral online prank crack eggs on their kid's heads, inviting various emotional reactions. This trend, popularised with hash

What does the next guest think of this parenting style? every time i think of great parenting, i think of you. you know, nostalgically, talk about back in the days when we had more freedom and our kids and we rode our bikes without helmets and played on the monkey bars and sometimes disappear for a few hours. is this the same thing? >> yeah, i do think in some sense all parenting before a certain time was free range parenting but parents more or less told their kids "go play" and expect at least...

I have a hunch hell say no. is this your idea of the perfect family? thats the most ridiculous parenting trend. were going to go through them. ♪ shes got a smile ♪ ♪ that it seems to me ♪ ♪ reminds me of childhood memories ♪ . boy: once upon a time, there was a nice house that lived with a family. one day, it started to rain and rain.

Persistence. and is starting a family a priority over starting a relationship? the eye-opening, parenting trend, in our next half-hour of "world news now."

Texting side by side and not paying attention. other mother wes spoke to say their mobile technology obsession has made them take pause, too. >> im with my 8-year-old son in the middle of the street. and hes telling me a story and im just kind of on autopilot while im really -- where my presence is in answering the e-mail or whatever im doing with the phone. >> reporter: more than 285 million americans now communicate via mobile devices. thats potentially a lot of parents texting. child developm...

To others is making her unavailable to her children. dont you worry that youre taking your eye off the ball, so to speak, your child? >> i do worry that im ignoring my children. >> reporter: it can be dangerous. i spoke to one man who says he actually saved a baby who wandered into the street and was nearly hit by a car. he says both of the parents were texting side by side and not paying attention. other mothers we spoke to say their mobile technology obsession has made them take pause too. >> ...

>> dont you worry that youre taking your eye off the ball, so to speak, your child? >> i do worry that im ignoring my children. >> reporter: it can be dangerous. i spoke to one man who said he actually saved a baby who wandered into the street and nearly hit by a acar. he said both of the parngts were texting side by side and not paying attention. other parents say their mobile technology obsession has made them take pause, too. >> im with my son in the middle of the street. hes telling me a sto...