Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think

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We've needlessly turned parenting into an unpleasant chore. Parents invest more time and money in their kids than ever, but the shocking lesson of twin and adoption research is that upbringing is much less important than genetics in the long run. These revelations have surprising implications for how we parent and how we spend time with our kids. The big lesson: Mold your kids less and enjoy your life more. Your kids will still turn out fine.

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Overview

We've needlessly turned parenting into an unpleasant chore. Parents invest more time and money in their kids than ever, but the shocking lesson of twin and adoption research is that upbringing is much less important than genetics in the long run. These revelations have surprising implications for how we parent and how we spend time with our kids. The big lesson: Mold your kids less and enjoy your life more. Your kids will still turn out fine.

Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids is a book of practical big ideas. How can parents be happier? What can they change—and what do they need to just accept? Which of their worries can parents safely forget? Above all, what is the right number of kids for you to have? You'll never see kids or parenthood the same way again.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780465018673
  • Publisher: Basic Books
  • Publication date: 4/12/2011
  • Pages: 240
  • Product dimensions: 6.10 (w) x 9.30 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Bryan Caplan is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University and blogger at EconLog, one of the Wall Street Journal's Top 25 Economics Blogs. He lives in Oakton, Virginia, with his wife and their three children.

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Table of Contents

acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 You Count Too: A Commonsense Guide to Happier Parenting 13

Chapter 2 The Case Against Guilt: A Parent's Guide to Behavioral Genetics 37

Chapter 3 Behavioral Genetics: Can It Be True-and What Does It Mean? 75

Chapter 4 What About the Children? Kids Today Are Safer Than Ever 93

Chapter 5 Enlightened Family Planning: How Many Kids Do You Want When You're Sixty? 109

Chapter 6 Your Kids Are Good for You-But Are They Good for the World? 123

Chapter 7 Selfish Guidelines for Want-to-Be Grandparents 137

Chapter 8 Life-Giving Science: What It Means for You 147

Chapter 9 Be Fruitful and Multiply: Four Chats on Kids, Parenting, Happiness, and Self-interest 163

Conclusion 179

notes 185

index 217

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