WHAT IS MILLENNIAL?

• MILLENNIALS, ALSO KNOWN AS GENERATION Y OR THE NET GENERATION, ARE THE DEMOGRAPHIC COHORT
THAT DIRECTLY FOLLOWS GENERATION X. THE TERM MILLENNIALS IS USUALLY CONSIDERED TO APPLY TO
INDIVIDUALS WHO REACHED ADULTHOOD AROUND THE TURN OF THE 21ST CENTURY.
WHO ARE THE MILLENNIALS?
CHARACTERISTICS AND STATISTICS
• MILLENNIALS ARE THOSE WHO GREW UP USING ELECTRONICS, THE INTERNET AND ONLINE SOCIAL
COMMUNITIES. ACCORDING TO DMR (DIGITAL MARKETING RAMBLINGS) THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION
SPENDS 18 HOURS PER WEEK ON THEIR SMARTPHONE, MAKE UP 25 PERCENT OF THE US WORKFORCE
AND ARE THE LARGEST GROUP TO USE A COUPON FOR INTERNET SHOPPING. SOME FACTS OFFERED BY
PEW RESEARCH CENTER SUGGEST THAT MILLENNIALS ARE LIKELY TO BE COLLEGE GRADUATES AND ARE
THE GENERATION MOST LIKELY TO LIVE AT HOME BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25 AND 35.
HOW TO RELATE TO YOUR MILLENNIAL
CHILDREN
• IF YOU’RE THE PARENT OF A MILLENNIAL, YOU FACE A GREATER COMMUNICATION CHALLENGE THAN YOUR
PARENTS MAY HAVE WITH YOU. WHILE THERE’S ALWAYS AN UNCOMFORTABLE DIVIDE BETWEEN EACH
GENERATION AND THE NEXT, THE GAP BETWEEN PREVIOUS GENERATIONS
• IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY LOVES TO HATE ON MILLENNIALS. THEY’RE CALLED ANYTHING FROM
NARCISSISTS TO SNOWFLAKES TO ENTITLED BRATS BY THE MEDIA, THEIR BOSSES, AND YES—
SOMETIMES BY THEIR OWN PARENTS. BUT THESE LABELS, FOR THE MOST PART, COME FROM A PLACE OF
DEEP MISUNDERSTANDING. IF YOU’RE INTERESTING IN LEARNING HOW TO RELATE TO YOUR MILLENNIAL
CHILDREN, HERE ARE THE ESSENTIALS TO UNDERSTANDING THE MINDSET OF THEIR GENERATION.
THEY’RE IDEALISTIC
• MILLENNIALS ARE SO DEEPLY CONNECTED TO GLOBAL EVENTS, THEY KNOW HOW BAD THINGS ARE, AND THEIR
BRAND OF OPTIMISM IS TINGED WITH REALISM, STREET SMARTS, AND PRACTICALITY.
• BECAUSE OF THEIR IDEALISM, MILLENNIALS BELIEVE THAT THE WORLD CAN BE CHANGED FOR THE BETTER.
THEY’RE KIND, AND THEY EXPECT THAT SAME KINDNESS OF OTHERS. THEY DON’T TOLERATE, FOR EXAMPLE,
FEAR-BASED MANAGEMENT STYLES AT WORK, OR UNKINDNESS TOWARD THOSE WHO BREAK CULTURAL
NORMS IN THEIR SOCIAL CIRCLES.
• FOR MILLENNIALS, THEIR STRENGTH COMES IN THE FORM OF UNRELENTING IDEALISM, AND THE BELIEF THAT
THE WORLD CAN BE CHANGED THROUGH SOCIAL REFORM. IF YOU KEEP THIS IN MIND AS YOU TRY TO CONNECT
WITH YOUR MILLENNIAL CHILDREN, YOU’LL HAVE A MUCH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHY THEY ACT AS THEY
DO.
THEY’RE PLUGGED IN
• YES, MILLENNIALS ARE PLUGGED IN, BUT THEY’RE USING THEIR CONNECTIVITY NOT JUST FOR SIMPLE
DISTRACTION. THEY’RE LEVERAGING THIS POWER TO TAKE IN, AND EVALUATE, AS MUCH INFORMATION AS
POSSIBLE SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE BETTER CHOICES.
• SO, THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE THE PHONE COME OUT DURING A FAMILY OUTING, YOUR MILLENNIAL KID IS
PROBABLY LOOKING AT PRODUCT REVIEWS SO THAT THEY CAN DECIDE WHAT TO PURCHASE AT THE NEXT
STOP, OR THEY MAY BE CONDUCTING THEIR BANKING THROUGH A CONVENIENT APP.
• IF YOU FEEL LIKE THE CONSTANT PRESENCE OF ELECTRONICS ARE PLACING A BARRIER BETWEEN YOU AND
YOUR KIDS, THOUGH, FEEL FREE TO ASK—KINDLY—FOR SOME REAL FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION. THE
PHONES WILL GO BACK IN POCKETS, AND YOU’LL GET YOUR WISH.
THEY’RE PROGRESSIVE
• THE EXTREMELY PROGRESSIVE MINDSET OF THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION IS, PERHAPS, THE SOURCE OF THE
GREATEST FRICTION BETWEEN THEM AND PREVIOUS GENERATIONS. NEVER BEFORE HAS A GENERATION BEEN
SO ICONOCLASTIC, SO SUSPICIOUS OF TRADITION, AND SO WILLING TO CHALLENGE THE WAY EVERYTHING IS
DONE.
• THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR MILLENNIAL KIDS. THAT’S UNAVOIDABLE.
BUT YOU CAN STILL CULTIVATE GREAT COMMUNICATION BY TALKING THEIR VIEWS OUT WITHOUT HOSTILITY
OR CONTEMPT. TAKE THE TIME TO ACTIVELY LISTEN WITHOUT SPEAKING, AND TO ALLOW THEM TO EXPLAIN
THEIR STANCE. TRY TO SEE THINGS THROUGH THEIR EYES FOR A MOMENT—ENTERTAIN THEIR VIEWS
WITHOUT NECESSARILY LETTING GO OF YOUR OWN.
• ABOVE ALL, TO REALLY CONNECT WITH YOUR MILLENNIAL KIDS, TRY TO MAINTAIN AN OPEN MIND, AND TO
REMAIN TEACHABLE. YOU MAY JUST LEARN SOMETHING!
THE NEXT GENERATION
• MANY MILLENNIALS ARE ALREADY AGING INTO THEIR FIRST POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY—WE’LL SOON GET
TO SEE THE EFFECTS THEY’LL HAVE ON THE WORLD. PURPOSEFULLY MAINTAINING A GREAT CONNECTION
WITH YOUR MILLENNIAL KIDS WILL ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE GUIDANCE THEY’RE SURE TO NEED AS
THEY MOVE FORWARD.
• AFTER ALL—YOUR GENERATION HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE STRENGTHS, AND YOU HAVE MUCH TO TEACH, SO
TAKE THESE TIPS TO HEART AND START RELATING TO YOUR MILLENNIAL CHILDREN IN A BETTER WAY.
5 PIECES OF PARENTING ADVICE
MILLENNIAL PARENTS NEED TO HEAR
#1 HAVE AN ENORMOUS ROOM IN YOUR HEART FOR MISTAKES, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE MANY -- YOUR
KIDS' AND YOURS.
• FORGIVE THEM. FORGIVE YOURSELF. APOLOGIZE WHEN YOU DO WRONG AND THEY WILL REALIZE THAT
YOU'RE NOT SUPERWOMAN. REMEMBER THAT LIFE IS NOT A TELESERYE. IT'S A CHOICE. WHEN THINGS GO
WRONG -- AS THEY SOMETIMES DO -- MAKE THE CHOICE TO BE STRONG, AND MOVE ON. YOUR CHILD WILL
LEARN STRENGTH OF CHARACTER WHEN HE SEES YOU GO THROUGH LIFE'S CHALLENGES WITH
CONVICTION AND PERSEVERANCE.
#2 A LITTLE DEPRIVATION WILL HELP BUILD
YOUR CHILDREN’S CHARACTER.

• YOUNG PARENTS NOWADAYS DO NOT WANT THEIR KIDS TO BE DEPRIVED OF MATERIAL THINGS IF THEY
CAN AFFORD IT, BUT A LITTLE DEPRIVATION WILL TEACH THEM THE VALUE OF SUBDUING ONE’S APPETITE
FOR MATERIAL THINGS. THIS WILL IN TURN HELP BUILD THEIR CHARACTER. IT’S ESSENTIAL IN
INCULCATING SELF-DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL.
#3 SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR ALL OF YOUR
CHILDREN EQUALLY, DO NOT COMPARE
THEM TO EACH OTHER.
• NATURAL PARENTING INSTINCTS COME OUT THE MOMENT YOU SEE YOUR CHILD. YOU DON’T REALLY HAVE
TO STUDY HOW TO BE A PARENT. IT WILL COME NATURALLY. NEW PARENTS HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT
RAISING A CHILD IS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY. SHOW THEM LOVE, AND MAKE SURE YOU SHOW ALL OF YOUR
CHILDREN AFFECTION AND ATTENTION, EQUALLY. NEVER COMPARE THEM TO EACH OTHER. TREAT THEM AS
YOUR FRIENDS. SHOW THEM RESPECT, SO THEY CAN RESPECT YOU BACK. NEVER REPRIMAND THEM IN
FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHEN THEY MAKE MISTAKES. TAKE THEM ASIDE AND TALK TO THEM IN PRIVATE.
#4 QUALITY TIME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING YOU CAN GIVE YOUR CHILDREN.
• NO MATTER HOW BUSY YOU GET, FIND TIME TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO THEM. ASK THEM HOW THEIR DAY
WENT, ASK THEM ABOUT SCHOOL, ABOUT THEIR FRIENDS, AND THEIR ACTIVITIES. ALLOW THEM TO HAVE
YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION, ALLOW THEM TO REALLY BE WITH YOU. MORE THAN JUST LETTING THEM
KNOW, MAKE THEM FEEL THAT YOU ARE REALLY THERE FOR THEM. NEVER FORGET TO SAY, 'I LOVE YOU,
ANAK' OR 'I’M PROUD OF YOU'. DON’T EVER LET THEM FEEL THAT THEY’RE ALONE. SUPPORT THEM ALWAYS,
BECAUSE THEY WILL DRAW STRENGTH FROM YOU
#5 ESTABLISH RULES AND BE CONSISTENT,
BUT TREAT YOUR CHILD WITH RESPECT.
• PARENTS CAN MEET WITH THE TEACHERS WHO MAY HELP THEM DEVELOP JOINT STRATEGIES. RULES
SHOULD BE EXPLAINED TO THE CHILD BEFORE ENFORCING THEM. IF A CHILD MAKES A MISTAKE, AVOID
HARSH DISCIPLINE; INSTEAD, TALK TO THE CHILD ONE ON ONE AND ENCOURAGE HIM TO BE HONEST AND
TRUTHFUL WHEN ADMITTING MISTAKES. IT’S ALSO IMPORTANT TO TREAT A CHILD WITH RESPECT. TALK
TO HIM POLITELY, RESPECT HIS OPINIONS. PAY ATTENTION WHEN HE IS SPEAKING TO YOU. TREAT HIM
KINDLY. YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILD WILL BE THE FOUNDATION OF THE FUTURE
RELATIONSHIPS HE WILL BE BUILDING WITH OTHERS.
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