Parenting, Inc.
Parenting, Inc.: How We Are Sold on $800 Strollers, Fetal Education, Baby Sign Language, Sleeping Coaches, Toddler Couture, and Diaper Wipe Warmers—And What It Means for Our Children is a 2008 book by American writer Pamela Paul, discussing the industry that provides goods and services to the parents of young Americans.
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Author | Pamela Paul |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | parenting |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Publisher | Times Books |
Publication date | April 2008 |
Media type | |
Pages | 320 |
ISBN | 978-0-8050-8249-4 (hardcover) |
OCLC | 173659542 |
649/.1220284 22 | |
LC Class | HQ755.8 .P3983 2008 |
The book has received reviews from The New York Times Book Review, The New York Observer,[1] New York Post,[2] and Reuters.[3] The New York Observer credits the book with "debunking the most absurd of the baby-marketers’ claims—including those behind the infamous Baby Einstein series." The Times, however, noted that the book concerns itself mostly with the situation of families in wealthy urban and suburban communities.[4] A week later, the New York Times Book Review named the book an "Editors' Choice"[5]
References
- "Kitschy, Kitschy Coo: The Cost of Coddling Kids," Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine Sheelah Kolhatkar, New York Observer, 2 April 2008
- Konig, Susan (6 April 2008). "MILLION DOLLAR BABIES". New York Post. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- Von Ahn, Lisa (3 April 2008). "The commercialization of child-rearing". Reuters. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- Zernike, Kate (6 April 2008). "Pamperers". New York Times. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "Editors' Choice". New York Times. 13 April 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2021.