ACT Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting Contributor(s): Traig, Jennifer (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062469800 ISBN-13: 9780062469809 Publisher: Ecco Press OUR PRICE: $24.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General - History | Social History - Humor | Topic - Marriage & Family |
Dewey: 306.874 |
LCCN: 2018022056 |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From a distinctive, inimitable voice, a wickedly funny and fascinating romp through the strange and often contradictory history of Western parenting These are just some of the questions that came to Jennifer Traig when--exhausted, frazzled, and at sea after the birth of her two children--she began to interrogate the traditional parenting advice she'd been conditioned to accept at face value. The result is Act Natural, hilarious and deft dissection of the history of Western parenting, written with the signature biting wit and deep insights Traig has become known for. Moving from ancient Rome to Puritan New England to the Dr. Spock craze of mid-century America, Traig cheerfully explores historic and present-day parenting techniques ranging from the misguided, to the nonsensical, to the truly horrifying. Be it childbirth, breastfeeding, or the ways in which we teach children how to sleep, walk, eat, and talk, she leaves no stone unturned in her quest for answers: Have our techniques actually evolved into something better? Or are we still just scrambling in the dark? |
Contributor Bio(s): Traig, Jennifer: - Jennifer Traig is the author of Devil in the Details and Well Enough Alone, and the editor of The Autobiographer's Handbook and Don't Forget to Write. She holds a PhD in English from Brandeis, and lives with her family in Michigan. |