Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Parentology: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Science of Raising Children but Were Too Exhausted to Ask
    Parentology: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Science of Raising Children but Were Too Exhausted to Ask
    Parentology: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Science of Raising Children but Were Too Exhausted to Ask
    Ebook236 pages3 hours

    Parentology: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Science of Raising Children but Were Too Exhausted to Ask

    By Dalton Conley

    2.5/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    An award-winning scientist offers his unorthodox approach to childrearing: “Parentology is brilliant, jaw-droppingly funny, and full of wisdom…bound to change your thinking about parenting and its conventions” (Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother).

    If you’re like many parents, you might ask family and friends for advice when faced with important choices about how to raise your kids. You might turn to parenting books or simply rely on timeworn religious or cultural traditions. But when Dalton Conley, a dual-doctorate scientist and full-blown nerd, needed childrearing advice, he turned to scientific research to make the big decisions.

    In Parentology, Conley hilariously reports the results of those experiments, from bribing his kids to do math (since studies show conditional cash transfers improved educational and health outcomes for kids) to teaching them impulse control by giving them weird names (because evidence shows kids with unique names learn not to react when their peers tease them) to getting a vasectomy (because fewer kids in a family mean smarter kids). Conley encourages parents to draw on the latest data to rear children, if only because that level of engagement with kids will produce solid and happy ones.

    Ultimately these experiments are very loving, and the outcomes are redemptive—even when Conley’s sassy kids show him the limits of his profession. Parentology teaches you everything you need to know about the latest literature on parenting—with lessons that go down easy. You’ll be laughing and learning at the same time.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster
    Release dateMar 18, 2014
    ISBN9781476712673
    Parentology: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Science of Raising Children but Were Too Exhausted to Ask
    Author

    Dalton Conley

    Dalton Conley is University Professor of the Social Sciences and Chair of Sociology at New York University. He also teaches at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service,and he is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His essays have appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Salon, among other publications. His previous books include Honky and The Pecking Order. He lives in New York City

    Related to Parentology

    Related ebooks

    Social Science For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    Related categories

    Reviews for Parentology

    2.5/5

    7 ratings1 review

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 1/5
      What an absolute douche.

    Book preview

    Parentology - Dalton Conley

     .abook_preview_excerpt.html|ےGr寤Ր0zD8l2B͓>B/WKYMHvwUd\<܏$}4McϞ;7~mܟ'yR?Ωz }M w߹W=7U/.gyAn=>TqdkLze|_9ogLeog~<|=y^ON㨡tІzNLy빼綱:}1Vz?<KUtNs&w;]͢x'r3Շ0«is?}y9=/m5Wno X~@X- ]S1mLiSj[o~)+m4HLlaekը\|^p]U}{,j'iLq8iŇ?{XSzDYBNӌǕ!A:>}sGUا CcEN\hG+wc44><1/]HO{}cN5OPLprk8Ʊ*50;_C0[j{^g:|ۥ.)}&8IHvlTx: 3HxAm'sBEC-lQ-{o ڥEގ]o j&f.t lG w\47T6Ϟ7xh;< }~ @u{V_2=ړsi[^G+H1,-z`y rMklȦI/~{еÛL D']l8yvml7"Ԩ7F;"}o09?[E-ϰjR +iy^ntY1)L5om;G+#]&eRq:?3/bn,eLocOf&%+10G>Y!}, _`t0oCaϫa`5G1{xx>1k\0>^?؞E8#e# .5jsLL\XXc7\&qEDRETxA)LeZlqz8}>Oit`*A{ '} ȚcO| Do1KN@n)~t!| znXRJ+/*Z0Q,9 {5^)mnݖ$]wm7XKy(+×y/ ,޾x0s:zEك[!|D.K|Z=ר ojp>4]×;3IaFDX؄cU͜­%$lθHMTRu(՛ƍ]RQYBQ?|-+j|$YtvgG2#'V1ld ^*zd#"FG8e7ffd׏㴌 Gʹ{I?mdYqsX+ES8a3kp'qPy6MaIQtir02]`ƕ 7\uSkU6"տ;X5| M* iSË+{ypB-x{CodIͷ=3`VZB68%m޶svP23{qK pa)yІ;fdE9QTD|(olG{["oǻPZ7*tPvfoGnS.+|f:aS埯~k ʣэֹe)+˒sQ^d,% kg"xpA 3aZj fSr X}b:3!Gc7Y{^^zJӔS\Zp1 YeQ$ַCZ;/$[g\bcMcf"JQa6+5ií,HHi6ϫooM&)"&t)}$Io'E.LPbj hjGNVO,rS)ަ.p,xV%"Qw8N* [9͖V(`¸J8_diҳjy[I .wO6Փ6<әd#aǻ;u1}EVY匟R?): gVړUa1NP5)6˖%ͤDRF-lrbX<0JQא7Mta3{63wrz05X/t[;<]PcITŮc)7CuCL 4bO ܍ IL"5 bf2 Rtuhwq9uO~mJªT0}=cgXsk3ñIqL3>TOU\^_X!DEͬn g]canIQ tT:͏< :ؓur `&7Xgb\2xz E(GmJH|GaP1w>~M%Vld$d@;#fF=2 4 ? r(a6Qekz69[^>FMStGɷY25d\~Zgd$v-`\=sX+okBstܹoS&=nX V+cAqK^ݳYaho.)O{G H=S^ 淄Tľ Ap9ŊڪtV [YvuF{U-$5tKhbM.5QaB@e󞕲-u">VѼbڈ_8|} ջI}ÌR YKEf$֔{E*]ssƓY0$ I@3u_GO4Żp/>alu E7,pQNk@1)+ I?)1YskaYp(]=_,9jTs?P@\FbDK*79D1O}ȟw@5Q jC Ĥʁ1VR8z<CUaKDBVCXEIEr="XFF20^3k*iϦ_m٪l 9Y&%g2B{2Qӯq'#kCóu]jZȓ 3]Ѭ`7|N\̥J rlEee;q 7!~*[%Aj" P`LH%sRQ׷ 'q[۹}#;)c /#0b$yw|A=eUFy BpZ/e181؂dDR~X*ӫxbaZ2V~zN55_BVhGT|Uۉp9].dJjfrY-{ #¬#A!7}?,ZҝrqY;MV|f4zI)- qd:_˥M֌`Nްk6)y)t-}U@`.L.ŞKWqMDdkfb8@5+ 1V01嵽%\{l+r-Ӵ&ꆶ7r^]W̱K9K쥚/+?]vP_?ug4IffFJ2\ '.]mK͹澱': [NıH0_+ы/~7tSFǍ&Iך].rLnH~oY<4scX!LT|S-Wi9*tmW :Sv|EKu|~6Sez7zGd+Zn9Ĕ4[H,Q=h:$MaHJu^C=[dg3hLvU\_GŧgH? ,<"ZQ-~ lT;_{O@9}t9~t$u=oq [y킶/} P}4o1Ns~Wx7 $C#TjӡcdU[@ί%)d/Ľr^r_)bw+R:wSS63tFvnbK&76KL(qz?)YJ:z.K#^k]7+, 3;&ߘ_#*c|'ԯeGާU@JGK<+ Jmp\笃ZUt/W=2JU8Nւu,Gy+( ܇ri[,VI7?'1$Jԧ91rdތ^!|102{ +)J;@)9?xe&~0~HZ }ВlAXt/ڮu͛u`;]|Si!Z 6Kw qm H](ʡ7Z)sCZ=iA,d3lgfoCϚ_-{.YQ X##Ԧ'ϥ|c+%>@`Sz̖Q?ӪS±S<ƌBLZ+Rۥ'^._JzpSeِ#~5[&ԊJq->57³ޤf)Ţz5Ԙe,oeW>硼|x*|yꔷ{TPԌ@jD١8U6?5`Xwk&Q@H~DEQTYNaHζ5`?N-Wf[(["¢6JlIH7{R[]N|rlVPȖd2ķzoȽ6}Oُٳ'a8z5^$vzt=wW} ('~T/5 ]#d2{i0s/QN|eҔ/ o!-䵔F Ԃq50HH
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1