Kids don't know how good they have it

Meaning

A classic lament uttered by parents and grandparents regarding the perceived ease and luxuries of modern childhood. It implies that today's youth are spoiled compared to the harder times previous generations endured.

Grumpy, nostalgic

Used in a sentence

• Look at them playing on those tablets while I had to walk three miles to school.
• When I was their age I was happy with a stick and a rock, but kids don't know how good they have it.
• Stop complaining about the Wi-Fi speed because kids don't know how good they have it these days.