Eight decades of British parenting, decision by decision.
An interactive timeline of UK parenting from 1945 to today — the decisions made at home and the world events imposed on the family from outside — each one paired with the evidence for its consequence, a deliberately subjective Gen X reading of the happiness cost, and real UK wellbeing data.
1945–2026 · 17 entries · UK
Three different kinds of claim, kept clearly apart.
17 UK parenting decisions and world events, each tagged established, contested or correlational against the actual research.
An explicitly subjective ripple chart and a paraphrase of how each shift is actually talked about online — built to be argued with, not cited.
Real, tracked UK data — ONS adult life satisfaction and NHS children's mental health statistics — alongside the more subjective material.
The interactive page opens with a banner explaining exactly which parts are sourced evidence and which are editorial opinion, so nothing gets mistaken for a study. Read it and decide for yourself →