What Are We Doing to Generation Alpha’s Future?

Netta Notes:

Gen = Abbreviation for Generation

Generation X - Born 1965 to 1980 (Gen Xers)

Generation Y - Born 1981 to 1996 (Millennials)

Generation Z - Born 1997 to 2010 (Gen Z)

Generation A - Born 2011 to current (Gen Alpha)

To read more about generation names and years, click here.

The other day, I sat in the living room looking at my children.

And it hit me.

I’m raising two different generations at once.

My younger children are part of Generation Alpha.

And that made me think:

What are we passing down to them?

What are we teaching this generation that we wish we had done differently with Generation Z?

I’m from Generation X, and I worked hard to make sure I didn’t pass down everything I was taught without questioning it.

I parent differently.

There are pieces of how I was raised that still show up—but I created my own approach.

I focus on teaching my children what I wish I had known at their age.

I also make space for open conversations.

I want to hear the good, the bad, and the uncomfortable.

Because my generation grew up hearing:

“Children are to be seen and not heard.”

And I didn’t want that for mine.

But this isn’t just about parenting.

This is about our nation.

We are watching generational issues repeat themselves.

Fear.

Division.

Inequality.

And if we don’t change something…

We will pass the same problems to Generation Alpha.

This is a call to attention.

We cannot move forward with a “business as usual” mindset.

We have to think about the long-term impact of our decisions.

Especially when it comes to voting.

We cannot vote based on loyalty alone.

We have to vote based on:

• action

• integrity

• results

Because if we don’t…

We will continue the same cycle.

And the next generation will inherit it.

So let’s do better.

Not just for us…

But for them.