Selfish reasons to have more kids
Subtitle: why being a great parent is less work and more fun than you think
By: Bryan Caplan
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9780465023417
Subjects: Parenthood; Home economics; Parenting; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General; Social sciences; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Child Rearing; Children
Description: Contrarian economist Bryan Caplan takes on family planning and happiness--and turns conventional wisdom on its head.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: You count too : a common-sense guide to happier parenting; title: The case against guilt : a parent's guide to behavioral genetics; title: Behavioral genetics : can it be true and what does it mean?; title: What about the children? kids today are safer than ever; title: Enlightened family planning : how many kids do you want when you're sixty?; title: Your kids are good for you : but are they good for the world?; title: Selfish guidelines for want-to-be grandparents; title: Life-giving science: what it means for you; title: Be fruitful and multiply: four chats on kids, parenting, happiness, and self-interest.