I'm astonished to see I'm the first to bring up Selfish Reasons to Have more Kids, by Brian Caplan.
The basic thesis of Selfish Reasons is "twin studies show that adult outcomes are entirely due to genes, so relax - as long as you don't abuse your kids, you don't need to do the insufferable Red Queen's Race of 'we need to get Jayden into …
I'm astonished to see I'm the first to bring up Selfish Reasons to Have more Kids, by Brian Caplan.
The basic thesis of Selfish Reasons is "twin studies show that adult outcomes are entirely due to genes, so relax - as long as you don't abuse your kids, you don't need to do the insufferable Red Queen's Race of 'we need to get Jayden into the right preschool and then grind relentlessly for 18 straight years or their chances at getting into Harvard are RUINED' that so many parents fall into the trap of. Relax and enjoy having kids (and have more), because it doesn't have to be an un-ending 18-year sufferfest for both you and the kids."
And he has 4 kids, for the record, so he practices what he preaches.
I'm astonished to see I'm the first to bring up Selfish Reasons to Have more Kids, by Brian Caplan.
The basic thesis of Selfish Reasons is "twin studies show that adult outcomes are entirely due to genes, so relax - as long as you don't abuse your kids, you don't need to do the insufferable Red Queen's Race of 'we need to get Jayden into the right preschool and then grind relentlessly for 18 straight years or their chances at getting into Harvard are RUINED' that so many parents fall into the trap of. Relax and enjoy having kids (and have more), because it doesn't have to be an un-ending 18-year sufferfest for both you and the kids."
And he has 4 kids, for the record, so he practices what he preaches.