Change is inevitabe. Some from older generations try to resist it, some embrace it unquestioningly. The cycle never ends.

I remember a lot of 90s fads. POGs were a big deal for a short while, but there was never much money for such frivolity. I also never got the bowl haircut popular at the time, because I thought it was silly even then. Nor did I wear the absurdly wide-legged jeans.

I think change and tradition both warrant skepticism. Some traditions outlived their time, others should be honored, but neither conclusion should be made flippantly. Some innovations should be embraced, and others rejected, but again, neither choice should be casual.

I (admittedly a non-parent) would encourage teaching children virtue so they can make choices. Parents are stewards of kids maturing over time, and those kids need to gradually embrace self-determination and self-control as they age, but many parents seem to still treat kids like livestock for years and then cast them to the wild on their own at 18.