Right around the same age, maybe a year or two older.
Your parents most likely watched the news at 6 and 10, it wasn't long after this news became a 24 hour thing for almost everyone. Then a personal thing as you were getting news on a device on your body at all hours.
Toss in a little 9/11 of America getting attacked, and between the two we've created a culture that is a lot more afraid.
That was pretty much my point- parenting style isn't enough to explain the difference.
Then again, I grew up in Wisconsin, which had to go through all the coverage of Jeffery Dahmer. Stranger Danger was a very real thing for a lot of people.
Your parents most likely watched the news at 6 and 10, it wasn't long after this news became a 24 hour thing for almost everyone. Then a personal thing as you were getting news on a device on your body at all hours.
Toss in a little 9/11 of America getting attacked, and between the two we've created a culture that is a lot more afraid.