New York Times bestselling author Jessica Lahey
The small transactions of parenting―sharing, dividing, collaborating, and compromising―are fraught with peril. Solutions that feel fair are not always just, particularly in the eyes of our children. Paul Raeburn and Kevin Zollman achieve two incredible feats in The Game Theorist’s Guide to Parenting: they helped me find a way to be fair and just in my parenting while teaching me the basics of game theory. I absolutely loved this book, both as a parent, and as a nerd.”
coauthor of Twentysomething Robin Marantz Henig
With a light touch and sure-footed mastery of both child rearing and economics, Raeburn and Zollman bring humor and verve to a serious subject: how to negotiate with your kids in a way that will leave everyone…well, not happy, exactly, but with a sense of being treated fairly and with mutual respect. Read it and count on fewer fights.”
Scott E. Page
The Game Theorist’s Guide to Parenting will teach you useful strategies from the world of game theory to add to your parenting repertoire. Even game theorists will marvel at Raeburn and Zollman’s ability to elucidate deep ideas and turn them into practical rules of thumb for raising children. Humorous, informative, and practical―you should even let your kids read it!”
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Raeburn and Zollman put the math on the back burner and bring the commonsensicality of the theory to the fore…There is a fluid, natural feel to the authors’ examples…Tantalizing perspectives on cultivating sharing, honesty, and cooperation via game theory.”
