| Parenting, Inc.: How We Are Sold on $800 Strollers, Fetal Education, Baby Sign Language, Sleeping Coaches, Toddler Couture, and Diaper Contributor(s): Paul, Pamela (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805089241 ISBN-13: 9780805089240 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $21.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Infants & Toddlers - General - Reference | Consumer Guides |
| Dewey: 649.122 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 9" W x 6" (1.05 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An entire industry preys on parental anxiety . . . Paul tries to lead us out of the catastrophization of childhood.--The New York Times Book Review 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 decode the claims--and discover shockingly unuseful products and surprisingly effective services. Paul's book leads the way for every parent who wants to escape the spiral of fear, guilt, competition, and consumption that characterizes modern American parenthood. |
Contributor Bio(s): Paul, Pamela: - Pamela Paul is the editor of The New York Times Book Review and oversees books coverage at The New York Times. She is also the host of the weekly podcast, Inside The New York Times Book Review. Prior to joining the Times, she was a contributor to Time magazine and The Economist; her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Slate, and Vogue. She is the author of My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues; By the Book; Parenting, Inc.; Pornified; and The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony. |