Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2013-09-19
Books mentioned on The Economist’s Guide to Parenting (Rebroadcast)
Think you know how much parents matter? Think again.
Stephen Dubner discussed Raising America by Ann Hulbert. Ann Hulbert discussed Psychological Care of Infant and Child by John Broadus Watson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Raising America
Ann Hulbert's book Raising America explores the century-long evolution of child-rearing guidance and the various experts who shaped it.
Discussed“That's Ann Hulbert. She wrote a book called Raising America. Experts, parents, and a century of advice about children.”
Where to get it
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Psychological Care of Infant and Child
Psychological Care of Infant and Child by John Broadus Watson is a notorious behaviorist parenting manual that was a major cultural sensation during the late 1920s.
Discussed“I think the example that is the most notorious is the behaviorist John Broaddus Watson, whose book, The Psychological Care of Infant and Child, was a big sensation in the late 20s.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Parentonomics
“And otherwise, I engage in normal parts of life, and I like to leverage my career as much as possible. So when it came to parenting, I ended up writing a book called Parentonomics, an economist dad's parenting experiences.”
Passing Parentonomics
“Joshua Gans, our Australian friend who wrote Parentonomics, he's proud to admit that he's taken risks with his kid's life, but not how you might think.”
Passing Parentonomics
“What about Joshua Gans, the parentonomics author? Well, let me ask you this, Joshua, if I'm not prying.”