In our parents' generation, almost every family gave birth to many children, and they would not consider whether they could afford it. If they can't afford them, they will give them to others. At a very young age, you should start to be self-reliant and do farm work. Wearing the clothes left by my brother, one by one, running barefoot all over the mountain. And my parents have eight brothers and sisters respectively. At that time, there were so many brothers and sisters that education naturally failed to keep up. My father's family conditions are ok, and he went to junior high school, while my mother's family is poor and she lost her mother since she was a child. She dropped out of school in the third grade and was brought up by her brother. I believe that many families were in the same situation as my parents at that time.
However, most of our generation have never suffered from their parents' generation since childhood. We all grew up under the conditions created by our parents. Even if our parents are uneducated and can't help us finish our homework, they will try their best to make money for me to study so that we can receive a better education.
I remember very clearly that when my sister-in-law gave birth to the baby, the due date was coming, and she was very anxious. When my mother arranges it, my father feels free and will compare with my mother. This may be the habit of their generation, who always likes to make comparisons. Especially in educating children, older people may think that children are too young to put salt in their food, while parents may think that children are not under so much pressure when they are young. This is actually the biggest contradiction caused by the differences in living environment and educational environment between the two generations.
Their greatest feature is that they don't listen to teaching and stick to their own opinions, and they will prove themselves right with their own life experiences. However, young people with different academic qualifications will prefer to educate their children in a scientific and well-founded way.