(LA Times.com's Booster Shots Blog)--...The authors of the Child Well-Being Index of 2008* surmise that the late boomers, who "saw up-close the risky behavior of their cohorts," decided they wanted better for their kids. That, in turn, "led parents to more closely monitor the behavior of their adolescent children." Much as it's maligned, that "helicopter parenting" seems to have worked to keep more of Generation Y healthy and safe than their parents had been. Besides, many echo-boomers were probably so busy padding their college applications in anticipation of the fierce competition that they had little time to drink, take drugs or have sex... LINK to article

*The New America Foundation Workforce and Family Program convened an event to release a study, by the Foundation for Child Development, that reports on the Child Well-Being Index. To watch a video of the event, click here.