Losing time with Gen Alpha

Many more moons have past since my, last blog. Blog upkeep is now akin to my remote working waist down appearance - zero upkeep. No apologies. 

Parental controls, social media age restrictions, and, coming out of a global pandemic, while remaining fake calm about increasing prices and the pressures of the economy have been my distractions. 

But there is something even scarier looming for me.  The recognition that my Gen Alpha babies who due to the above factors, were under wraps for two years, are now coming out ready to reach their full potential. 

And I am scared. 

I continue to stumble through this thing called parenthood - saddled with an exhausted mind and good intentions, my entry into the scary pre tween age - frightens me more than I can explain.

It is not the tantrums or attitude OR the fact that this era brutally showcases just how out of it I am... it's the cultural, social and educational challenges that my pre- tweens will experience that perplex me. 

I have graduated from the 'what they are eating or pooing ' (aka keeping them alive, clean and fed) to who they are influenced by, are they healthy, happy and safe, and where are they going, who will they be - how can I get them there?

Welcome Gen Alpha. I pray that Ashley Fell, social researcher and co-author of Generation Alpha, predictions that this generation “..will be a more creative and resilient generation due to the challenges they experienced” is right. 

These ponderings may just prompt some additional blogs. Even if blogs may or may not be a thing of the past.