Yep, very slow moving but significant trends. Only the Gen X and above on here will likely remember how much Americans were envious of Japan in the early 90's. They were CRUSHING it all over the world and their kids seemed to be IDEAL - all of them were getting into ivy leagues and other American colleges. I remember many of us were wondering how it would be possible to compete with them...they were like robots. They played concert piano, violin, spoke multiple languages, got straight A's, took calc in elementary school, etc, etc.  So what was the outcome of that American envy? It spawned that generation to become the 1st generation of helicopter parents in America. A very Japanese style of parenting that everyone envied in the 80's and 90's.....but the American style was slightly different. They adopted the helicopter style but mostly left out the discipline. As a result, we got Millennials and Gen Z.   As it turns out, neither style of helicopter parenting turned out exceptionally. Trends matter.