https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:22:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-having-a-different-or-similar-childhood-to-your-own#post-2251070 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:49:49 +0000 cat620 2251070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say their experience will be different than mine. I grew up in a tiny town and didn't have a lot of cultural or even educational activities to occupy my free time. I went to school, and then came home and basically played by myself. I didn't have any neighbors my age within walking distance. My sons will grow up in a major city, and I plan to take advantage of all the city has to offer. We already have a membership to the children's museum, and we do things like Gymboree and music classes during the week. My son is constantly around other kids and is very social. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-having-a-different-or-similar-childhood-to-your-own#post-2251018 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:11:55 +0000 lamariniere 2251018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Completely different! I grew up in small town America in a very run of the mill, middle class area. We traveled a bit, but only once per year. There were no cultural influences or exposure to other languages. </p> <p>My kids are growing up trilingual in a European capital. We are fortunate to be able to travel fairly regularly and my kids have friends from all over the world since we live in an expat community. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-kids-having-a-different-or-similar-childhood-to-your-own#post-2250985 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:50:51 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2250985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Charlie and Olive's is definitely different from mine. I was born in Korea and Korean was my first language. I was raised by immigrant parents and we spoke Korean at home and ate Korean food. I also grew up in Koreatown in Los Angeles and went to a Korean church, so my life was about as Korean as it could get living in the states.</p> <p>Charlie and Olive eat a fair amount of Korean food, but don't speak the language (though they do go to Korean school). They're growing up in Brooklyn and have a very diverse circle of friends. We also don't have a car so the lifestyle we have here is very different from the car culture life I lived in LA. And of course I'm much more American than my parents.</p> <p>Of course parenting is very different nowadays (my parents never read a single book to me growing up and we played unsupervised from 3+). But that's probably similar for many.</p> <p>Are your kids having a different or similar upbringing to your own? </p>