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.

Main Author: Caplan, Bryan Douglas, 1971-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Basic Books, c2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.