Outlines recommended parenting strategies while identifying provocative disadvantages in typical American childhoods, drawing on child-rearing strategies from a range of cultures to cover topics ranging from co-sleeping and child resilience to academic achievement and self-esteem.
Introduction
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PART 1 The Care and Feeding of Children
1 SLEEP TIME: Keep Our Babies Close or Give Them Space?
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2 BUY, BUY, BABY Why Are We Drowning in Stuff?
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3 GLOBAL FOOD RULES: How Parents Around the World Teach Their Kids to Eat
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PART 2 The Raising of Children
4 FEELING GOOD: Can Self-Esteem Be Harmful?
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5 HOVERPARENTING: How Can We Foster Self-Control?
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6 QUALITY TIME: The Value of Unstructured Play
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PART 3 The Teaching of Children
7 HIGH PRESSURE? What Asian Learning Looks Like
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8 EVERY CHILD COUNTS: High Achieving, the Finnish Way
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PART 4 The Character of Children
9 RAISING KINDNESS: Cultural Notions About Raising Kids Who Care
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10 RAISING RESPONSIBILITY: Avoiding the Helplessness Trap
