'Living room families' embrace the mess to stay close to their kids. But is it a trend or a guilt trip?

Are you a living-room family or a bedroom family? The trending terms are making the rounds on social media and parenting sites, where a younger generation of parents say they're breaking generational patterns of being raised in "bedroom families," where kids were expected to play out of sight.

'Living room families' embrace the mess to stay close to their kids. But is it a trend or a guilt trip?
Child looking down on a carpet full of toys

Are you a living-room family or a bedroom family? The trending terms are making the rounds on social media and parenting sites, where a younger generation of parents say they're breaking generational patterns of being raised in "bedroom families," where kids were expected to play out of sight.