Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids write by Bryan Caplan. This book was released on 2011-04-12. Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. We've needlessly turned parenting into an unpleasant chore. Parents invest more time and money in their kids than ever, but the shocking lesson of twin and adoption research is that upbringing is much less important than genetics in the long run. These revelations have surprising implications for how we parent and how we spend time with our kids. The big lesson: Mold your kids less and enjoy your life more. Your kids will still turn out fine. Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids is a book of practical big ideas. How can parents be happier? What can they change -- and what do they need to just accept? Which of their worries can parents safely forget? Above all, what is the right number of kids for you to have? You'll never see kids or parenthood the same way again.
Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed
Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed write by Meghan Daum. This book was released on 2015-03-31. Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Sixteen literary luminaries on the controversial subject of being childless by choice, in this critically acclaimed, bestselling anthology One of the most provocative and talked-about books of the year, Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed is the stunning collection exploring one of society’s most vexing taboos. One of the main topics of cultural conversation during the last decade was the supposed “fertility crisis,” and whether modern women could figure out a way to have it all—a successful career and the required 2.3 children—before their biological clocks stopped ticking. Now, however, the conversation has turned to whether it’s necessary to have it all (see Anne-Marie Slaughter) or, perhaps more controversial, whether children are really a requirement for a fulfilling life. In this exciting and controversial collection of essays, curated by writer Meghan Daum, thirteen acclaimed female writers explain why they have chosen to eschew motherhood. Contributors include Lionel Shriver, Sigrid Nunez, Kate Christensen, Elliott Holt, Geoff Dyer, and Tim Kreider, among others, who will give a unique perspective on the overwhelming cultural pressure of parenthood. This collection makes a smart and passionate case for why parenthood is not the only path to a happy, productive life, and takes our parent-centric, kid-fixated, baby-bump-patrolling culture to task in the process. In this book, that shadowy faction known as the childless-by-choice comes out into the light.
Why Have Kids?
Why Have Kids? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Why Have Kids? write by Jessica Valenti. This book was released on 2012. Why Have Kids? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Jessica Valenti explores modern motherhood and the choice to have children.
One and Only
One and Only - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook One and Only write by Lauren Sandler. This book was released on 2014-06-17. One and Only available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The author discusses the pros and cons of being an only child.
Self-Reg
Self-Reg - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Self-Reg write by Dr. Stuart Shanker. This book was released on 2016-06-21. Self-Reg available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. There’s no such thing as a bad kid. That’s what a lifetime of experience has taught Dr. Stuart Shanker. No matter how difficult, out of control, distracted, or exhausted a child might seem, there’s a way forward: self-regulation. Overturning decades of conventional wisdom, this radical new technique allows children and the adults who care for them to regain their composure and peace of mind. Self-Reg is a groundbreaking book that presents an entirely new understanding of your child’s emotions and behavior and a practical guide for parents to help their kids engage calmly and successfully in learning and life. Grounded in decades of research and working with children and parents by Dr. Shanker, Self-Reg realigns the power of the parent-child relationship for positive change. Self-regulation is the nervous system’s way of responding to stress. We are seeing a generation of children and teens with excessively high levels of stress, and, as a result, an explosion of emotional, social, learning, behavior, and physical health problems. But few parents recognize the “hidden stressors” that their children are struggling with: physiological as well as social and emotional. An entrenched view of child rearing sees our children as lacking self-control or willpower, but the real basis for these problems lies in excessive stress. Self-regulation can dramatically improve a child’s mood, attention, and concentration. It can help children to feel empathy, and to cultivate the sorts of virtues that most parents know are vital for their child’s long-term wellbeing. Self-regulation brings about profound and lasting transformation that continues throughout life. Dr. Shanker translates decades of his findings from working with children into practical, prescriptive advice for parents, giving them concrete ways to develop their self-regulation skills and teach their children to do the same and engage successfully with life for optimal learning, social, and emotional growth.
