GENERATION 9/11 (2001-Present)

One thing is already clear:  this will be a generation that values fitting in.  During their formative years, 9/11s are over-protected – at home, because of the rash of kidnappings and Amber Alerts; at school, because of Columbine-type incidences; and in society, because of terrorism.  An overprotected generation tends to be risk-averse and therefore conformists as adults.