Things that kids don't have anymore

[Arran]

A sense of gratitude, most kids get everything on a plate along with the idea of entitlement

Manners.

A bit cynical, although there is probably some truth to it.

[OptimusPrime1980]

Manners.

[Arran]

Toys are things that have changed so much, not only because things go out of fashion, but also the fact that technology has moved on. Imagine a typical 1987 kid having a Philips Roller radio cassette recorder on their bedside table in their bedrooms (always seen back then in Adrian Mole-alike bedroom scenes in children's dramas, soaps and adverts) - what would have replaced it now? Some mobile tablet device that acts like a digital swiss army knife and can do anything from a Teasmaid to water the plants when you're on holiday.

Toys are a bit tricky because most specific items seem to come and go every few years. Therefore it's not really sensible to list items like Cabbage Patch dolls, Power Rangers figures, etc.

Do many kids still play with construction toys?

Digital alarm clock stereo combos were an ubiquitous feature of young teenager's bedrooms from the 1980s to the 2000s.

[tex]

A sense of gratitude, most kids get everything on a plate along with the idea of entitlement

[Semi42]

Blind dates where the only explanation of the person your meeting is a vague as a politicians promises

[George 1978]

Toys are things that have changed so much, not only because things go out of fashion, but also the fact that technology has moved on. Imagine a typical 1987 kid having a Philips Roller radio cassette recorder on their bedside table in their bedrooms (always seen back then in Adrian Mole-alike bedroom scenes in children's dramas, soaps and adverts) - what would have replaced it now? Some mobile tablet device that acts like a digital swiss army knife and can do anything from a Teasmaid to water the plants when you're on holiday.

[Arran]

What things did many kids have in the last 3 decades of the 20th century that are no longer popular with kids of today?

An example could be a Walkman type stereo. Show one to a kid of today used to smartphones and they will give you a funny look. Tell them that it could be used to load a video game into a computer and they will give you an even stranger look.