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Index
Title Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 - YOU COUNT TOO: A COMMONSENSE GUIDE TO HAPPIER PARENTING
PARENTS: HOW ARE THEY DOING?
TOIL AND TROUBLE: A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF TODAY’S TYPICAL PARENT
HOW TO BE A HAPPIER PARENT: A PRIMER
IN PRAISE OF THROWING MONEY AT YOUR PROBLEMS
PROTECTING YOUR KIDS FROM SECONDHAND STRESS
FROM HAPPIER PARENTS TO BIGGER FAMILIES
Chapter 2 - THE CASE AGAINST GUILT: A PARENT’S GUIDE TO BEHAVIORAL GENETICS
HOW TO TELL NATURE FROM NURTURE
NATURE VERSUS NURTURE: CLARIFYING THE QUESTION
THE PARENTAL WISH LIST: CAN PARENTS MAKE THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE?
BEYOND THE EXTRAORDINARY
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 2: WHERE THE NATURE-NURTURE EFFECT SIZES COME FROM
Chapter 3 - BEHAVIORAL GENETICS: CAN IT BE TRUE—AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
“WHO YOU GONNA BELIEVE—ME OR YOUR OWN EYES?” NATURE, NURTURE, AND FADE-OUT
THE POWER OF PARENTING: CAN REBELLION SAVE THE DAY?
GENETIC DETERMINISM VERSUS PARENTAL DETERMINISM
LINGERING DOUBTS
WHAT THE SCIENCE OF NATURE AND NURTURE MEANS FOR PARENTS
A CLOSING PRAYER
Chapter 4 - WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN? KIDS TODAY ARE SAFER THAN EVER
THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT BAD NEWS
THE FIFTIES VERSUS TODAY: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DECLINE OF TRAGEDY
VIOLENT CRIME
THE CASE OF KIDNAPPING
IS SAFETY-CONSCIOUS PARENTING THE REASON OUR KIDS ARE SAFER?
PRUDENCE, NOT PARANOIA
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 4: WHERE THE MORTALITY TABLES COME FROM
Chapter 5 - ENLIGHTENED FAMILY PLANNING: HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT WHEN YOU’RE SIXTY?
CAN ENLIGHTENED SELF-INTEREST EXPLAIN THE SHRINKING FAMILY?
THE TRIUMPH OF HINDSIGHT BIAS
VALUES, SELF-IMPOSED RULES, AND FORESIGHT
A LITTLE FORESIGHT IS A DANGEROUS THING
FORESIGHT AND FERTILITY: FRIENDS NOT FOES
Chapter 6 - YOUR KIDS ARE GOOD FOR YOU—BUT ARE THEY GOOD OR THE WORLD?
GIVING BIRTH: AT LEAST YOU’RE DOING THE KID A FAVOR
KIDS AND POVERTY: WHY PROSPERITY AND POPULATION GO TOGETHER
YOU DON’T HAVE TO RAISE THE AVERAGE TO PULL YOUR WEIGHT
KIDS AND CHOICE: WHY EVEN MISANTHROPES PAY TO LIVE IN MANHATTAN
KIDS AND RETIREMENT: WHO’S GOING TO CARE FOR THE CHILD-FREE
KIDS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: DON’T THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATHWATER
ONE MORE KID: GOOD FOR YOU, GOOD FOR THE WORLD
Chapter 7 - SELFISH GUIDELINES FOR WANT-TO-BE GRANDPARENTS
PRIVATIZING NATALISM
GUIDELINE #1: HAVE MORE KIDS
HOW GOVERNMENTS GOOSE THE STORK
GUIDELINE #2: BECOME THE IN-LAWS FROM HEAVEN
GUIDELINE #3: TACTFULLY REWARD YOUR KIDS FOR EACH GRANDCHILD
SELFISH SAINTS
Chapter 8 - LIFE-GIVING SCIENCE: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU
USING TECHNOLOGY TO GET MORE KIDS
USING TECHNOLOGY TO GET DIFFERENT KIDS
THE CASE OF CLONING
BETTER LIVING THROUGH BIOLOGY
Chapter 9 - BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY: FOUR CHATS ON KIDS, PARENTING, HAPPINESS, ...
CHAT #1: HOW CAN YOU THINK THAT PARENTS DON’T MATTER?
CHAT #2: KIDS AND HAPPINESS
CHAT #3: FROM HAPPIER PARENTING TO MORE KIDS
CHAT #4: KIDS AND SELFISHNESS
CONCLUSION
NOTES
INDEX
Copyright Page
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