TITLE:
Parenting, Inc. : how we are sold on $800 strollers, fetal education, baby sign language, sleeping coaches, toddler couture, and diaper wipe warmers--and what it means for our children / Pamela Paul.
By:
Publication Date:
2008
Publication Information:
New York : Times Books/Henry Holt and Co.,
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
307 p.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-288) and index.
Summary:
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 decode the claims—and discover shockingly unuseful products and surprisingly effective services. And she interviews educators, psychologists, and parents to reveal why the best thing for a baby is to break the cycle of self-recrimination and indulgence that feeds into overspending.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780805082494
