Title: Busy Moms & Dads pay attention...
Review: Eberstadt actually focuses on parents (that's plural) both Moms and Dads, deadbeat Dads, as well as divorced parents who use toys and junkfood for short-term rewards or to compensate for the face to face time that they can't have with their children.She talks about busy parents who use junk food, videos, video games, locked houses, and perscription drugs as substitutes for their attention.She talks about the dangers that she sees with the early socialization of children before they're really ready. (i.e., putting kids in Daycare before the age of 3).She talks about the dangers of kids who come home from school and are alone until parents return from work.She also devotes considerable time to the rise in childhood obesity and how the above factors contribute to that.This is certainly not a mere "Blame the mom" screed as some might call it. THere is a nuanced and deep look at parenting in these busy times.
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