Parenting, Inc.

Parenting, Inc.
Автор
 
Год
 
Страниц
 
320
ISBN
 
0805082492
Издатель
 
Times Books
Категория
 
Новые поступления. Семья. Спорт. Природа

Содержание:

Миндаль цветет, Пламя

Описание:

A leading social critic goes inside the billion-dollar baby business to expose the marketing and the myths, helping parents determine what’s worth their money—and what’s a waste Parenting coaches, ergonomic strollers, music classes, sleep consultants, luxury diaper creams, a never-ending rotation of DVDs that will make a baby smarter, socially adept, and bilingual before age three. Time-strapped, anxious parents hoping to provide the best for their baby are the perfect mark for the "parenting" industry. In Parenting, Inc., Pamela Paul investigates the whirligig of marketing hype, peer pressure, and easy consumerism that spins parents into purchasing overpriced products and raising overprotected, overstimulated, and over-provided-for children. Paul shows how the parenting industry has persuaded parents that they cannot trust their children’s health, happiness, and success to themselves. She offers a behind-the-scenes look at the baby business so that any parent can...

Похожие книги

Whole Child: Restoring Wonder to the Art of ParentingWhole Child: Restoring Wonder to the Art of Parenting
Автор: Seamus Carey
Год: 2003
Children, Family Responsibilities and the StateChildren, Family Responsibilities and the State
Автор: Craig Lind
Год: 2008