{"product_id":"do-parents-matter-why-japanese-babies-sleep-soundly-mexican-siblings-dont-fight-and-american-families-should-just-relax-paperback","title":"Do Parents Matter?: Why Japanese Babies Sleep Soundly, Mexican Siblings Don't Fight, and American Families Should Just Relax - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert A. Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSarah Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen it comes to parenting, more isn't always better-but it is always more tiring\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Japan, a boy sleeps in his parents' bed until age ten, but still shows independence in all other areas of his life. In rural India, toilet training begins one month after infants are born and is accomplished with little fanfare. In Paris, parents limit the amount of agency they give their toddlers. In America, parents grant them ever more choices, independence, and attention. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Given our approach to parenting, is it any surprise that American parents are too frequently exhausted? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over the course of nearly fifty years, Robert and Sarah LeVine have conducted a groundbreaking, worldwide study of how families work. They have consistently found that children can be happy and healthy in a wide variety of conditions, not just the effort-intensive, cautious environment so many American parents drive themselves crazy trying to create. While there is always another news article or scientific fad proclaiming the importance of some factor or other, it's easy to miss the bigger picture: that children are smarter, more resilient, and more independent than we give them credit for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo Parents Matter?\u003c\/i\u003e is an eye-opening look at the world of human nurture, one with profound lessons for the way we think about our families.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert A. LeVine\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSarah LeVine\u003c\/b\u003e have collaborated for forty-seven years and have written two previous books, \u003ci\u003eChild Care and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiteracy and Mothering\u003c\/i\u003e. Robert is the Roy E. Larsen Professor of Education and Human Development, Emeritus, at Harvard University. Sarah is an anthropologist who has conducted research on four continents and coordinated the fieldwork of the Project on Maternal Schooling. Her books include \u003ci\u003eDolor y Alegria, Mothers and Wives\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Saint of Kathmandu\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45655230775431,"sku":"9781610398220","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3TMZb6bLLv9781610398220.webp?v=1787338219","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/do-parents-matter-why-japanese-babies-sleep-soundly-mexican-siblings-dont-fight-and-american-families-should-just-relax-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}