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Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Parenting ideas through research and cultural comparison

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Parenting ideas through research and cultural comparison

Michaeleen Doucleff begins with a question about the limits of modern parenting guidance, then looks beyond it for other approaches to raising children. The description pairs her examination of research with a visit to a Maya village, framing the book as an inquiry into what parenting practices can be learned across cultures. Its subject is practical parenting, considered through both contemporary evidence and a community’s lived practices; the supplied description does not provide further detail about the methods or conclusions presented.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in parenting approaches and child-rearing practices.
  • Readers curious about cross-cultural perspectives on family life.
  • Those interested in how parenting guidance is informed by research.

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ParentingChild-rearing across culturesResearch and parenting guidanceFamily life

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - MORE THAN 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

The oldest cultures in the world have mastered the art of raising happy, well-adjusted children. What can we learn from them?

"Hunt, Gather, Parent is full of smart ideas that I immediately wanted to force on my own kids." --Pamela Druckerman, The New York Times Book Review

When Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff becomes a mother, she examines the studies behind modern parenting guidance and finds the evidence frustratingly limited and often ineffective. Curious to learn about more effective parenting approaches, she visits a Maya village in the Yucat
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