Selfish reasons to have more kids why being a great parent is less work and more fun than you think
Contrarian economist Bryan Caplan takes on family planning and happiness--and turns conventional wisdom on its head.
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a You count too : a common-sense guide to happier parenting -- The case against guilt : a parent's guide to behavioral genetics -- Behavioral genetics : can it be true and what does it mean? -- What about the children? kids today are safer than ever -- Enlightened family planning : how many kids do you want when you're sixty? -- Your kids are good for you : but are they good for the world? -- Selfish guidelines for want-to-be grandparents -- Life-giving science: what it means for you -- Be fruitful and multiply: four chats on kids, parenting, happiness, and self-interest. | |
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