Which Generation Has Had It the Toughest? | Melissa King on Finally Friday

24 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment of the "Finally Friday" interview, Melissa King reflects on the evolving challenges faced by parents across generations. She acknowledges that while earlier generations may not have engaged in overparenting, modern parents contend with unprecedented pressures from social media and related digital influences. King emphasizes that each generation confronts its own mental‑health related hurdles and expresses a hopeful, empathetic view that most parents are sincerely trying to do their best given the resources and knowledge available to them.

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I do, I do think going back to the question about willing it on children, I think every generation of parents comes with its own challenges. You know, our parents certainly were not overparenting, I'll just say that. But like now the parents that are, you know, have young children now, they've got social media and they've got all these things that were not a deal back then. And so I think every generation has a specific set of challenges to do with mental health. And, uh, I, I hope that most parents are sincerely just doing the best they can with what they got.