re: All things considered, do you think the 1960s were positive for society?

I'm going to say that some of this parenting angle depended on what part of the country you were in. I grew up between Orange County, CA and Nassau County, NY and my parents sure never went for any of that pseudo-hippie pop psychology shite that was making the rounds back then.

Likewise, I'd think the South and Midwest was somewhat more immune to it as well. Seems like the media was trumpeting it up to be a lot bigger than it really was.