How Eskimos Keep Their Babies WarmHow Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm
and Other Adventures in Parenting (from Argentina to Tanzania and Everywhere in Between)
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"The book is breezy and entertaining and Hopgood is charmingly self-deprecating about her own mothering of the formidable Sofia, who emerges as a sassy character in her own right."'Boston Globe
A tour of global practices that will inspire American parents to expand their horizons (and geographical borders) and learn that there's more than one way to diaper a baby.
Mei-Ling Hopgood, a first-time mom from suburban Michigan'now living in Buenos Aires'was shocked that Argentine parents allow their children to stay up until all hours of the night. Could there really be social and developmental advantages to this custom? Driven by a journalist's curiosity and a new mother's desperation for answers, Hopgood embarked on a journey to learn how other cultures approach the challenges all parents face: bedtimes, potty training, feeding, teaching, and more.
Observing parents around the globe and interviewing anthropologists, educators, and child-care experts, she discovered a world of new ideas. The Chinese excel at potty training, teaching their wee ones as young as six months old. Kenyans wear their babies in colorful cloth slings'not only is it part of their cultural heritage, but strollers seem outright silly on Nairobi's chaotic sidewalks. And the French are experts at turning their babies into healthy, adventurous eaters. Hopgood tested her discoveries on her spirited toddler, Sofia, with some enlightening results.
This intimate and surprising look at the ways other cultures raise children offers parents the option of experimenting with tried and true methods from around the world and shows that there are many ways to be a good parent.
Mei-Ling Hopgood provides insightful observations of the difference in parenting styles in cultures all over the world. Hopgood takes the reader on an intellectual and enlightening journey as she travels the world by train, plan, automobile and cyberspace learning from moms, dads, scholars, pediatricians, psychologists, and child development specialists. She explores cultural differences in ways families care for their children in regards to feeding, sleeping, physical contact, play, and potty training. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Hopgood discusses how cultural expectations and customs determine the way kids are raised--from how Kenyans live without strollers to how the Chinese potty train early.
Discusses how cultural expectations and customs determine the way kids are raised--from how Kenyans live without strollers to how the Chinese potty train early.
A tour of global practices that will inspire American parents to expand their horizons (and geographical borders) and learn that there's more than one way to diaper a baby.
Mei-Ling Hopgood, a first-time mom from suburban Michigan'now living in Buenos Aires'was shocked that Argentine parents allow their children to stay up until all hours of the night. Could there really be social and developmental advantages to this custom? Driven by a journalist's curiosity and a new mother's desperation for answers, Hopgood embarked on a journey to learn how other cultures approach the challenges all parents face: bedtimes, potty training, feeding, teaching, and more.
Observing parents around the globe and interviewing anthropologists, educators, and child-care experts, she discovered a world of new ideas. The Chinese excel at potty training, teaching their wee ones as young as six months old. Kenyans wear their babies in colorful cloth slings'not only is it part of their cultural heritage, but strollers seem outright silly on Nairobi's chaotic sidewalks. And the French are experts at turning their babies into healthy, adventurous eaters. Hopgood tested her discoveries on her spirited toddler, Sofia, with some enlightening results.
This intimate and surprising look at the ways other cultures raise children offers parents the option of experimenting with tried and true methods from around the world and shows that there are many ways to be a good parent.
Mei-Ling Hopgood provides insightful observations of the difference in parenting styles in cultures all over the world. Hopgood takes the reader on an intellectual and enlightening journey as she travels the world by train, plan, automobile and cyberspace learning from moms, dads, scholars, pediatricians, psychologists, and child development specialists. She explores cultural differences in ways families care for their children in regards to feeding, sleeping, physical contact, play, and potty training. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Hopgood discusses how cultural expectations and customs determine the way kids are raised--from how Kenyans live without strollers to how the Chinese potty train early.
Discusses how cultural expectations and customs determine the way kids are raised--from how Kenyans live without strollers to how the Chinese potty train early.
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