Some of the flip answers are true. We ate dinner together. Even troubled homes were more secure than today. Drug use was not that big a problem at least not with children. In 63, my first year of the public school system, we did a few duck and cover drills. Scary! During the late 60's is when we saw more and more anti-Vietnam news. Comic books were 12 cents. The stories were pro-American. Captain America loved America and the Flag and usually when kicking the Red Skull's arse, would lecture the Skull concerning America and American ideals. Sitcoms involved a stable home - man and wife, respectful kids, a sometimes befuddled dad who loved his family and usually did the right thing by the end of the half hour. Cop shows involved good guys and bad guys and you knew the difference. The only real anti-hero I can remember was The Fugitive but you knew who the real villian was - the one armed man! A real SOB! We had variety shows - Ed Sullivan, Hollywood Palace, Carol Burnett, Shingding, Hallabulu! Music was cool! No one sang about killing cops, your girlfriend -ho, or their mom. Motown ruled the airwaves and most of the groups - white and black - all dressed alike when on stage.
The late 60's it began to get scary. Race riots. Protests. Murders. Burning buildings.
Anyway, those are some of my memories.
Johnny Rivers