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Definition
The "kids these days" effect is the tendency of adults to criticize the actions, beliefs, and words of the current generation of young people. The word "kids" is often used as an umbrella term to encompass youth and young adults who are significantly younger than the person using the phrase. It is only used to talk about the young people of the time in which the phrase is used in an attempt to create separation between the lived experiences of the adult and that of youth which they perceive as less than their own.

Origin
The "kids these days" effect is a term coined by scientists at the University of California's Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences.