All along, I kept my hand in music, writing and producing three more albums in the 8O's and early 90's. In the sixties , kids were focused on television and rock and roll. There were also some political and lifestyle issues that were important if you were under age thirty. Today the emphasis from kids is much more on computers and the Internet, on reinventing institutions, and economics. Television has changed dramatically in its influence, becoming a small part of a huge information landscape.
Music is also less important as a cultural imperative than it was thirty years ago.
However, the energy and drive of today's youth seem the same as do the spiritual issues involved with growing up. Most important, an enjoyable story that they will have a good time reading. After that, it's up to them.