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020			_a9781108400305
082			_a649.1 LAN-D
100			_aLancy, David F.
245			_aRaising children : _bsurprising insights from other cultures / _cDavid F. Lancy
260			_aCambridge _bCambridge University Press _c2017
300			_a209 p.
365			_aGBP _b16.99
500			_aWhy in some parts of the world do parents rarely play with their babies and never with toddlers? Why in some cultures are children not fully recognized as individuals until they are older? How are routine habits of etiquette and hygiene taught - or not - to children in other societies? Drawing on a lifetime's experience as an anthropologist, David F. Lancy takes us on a journey across the globe to show how children are raised differently in different cultures. Intriguing, and sometimes shocking, his discoveries demonstrate that our ideas about children are recent, untested, and often contrast starkly with those in other parts of the world. Lancy argues that we are, by historical standards, guilty of over-parenting, and of micro-managing our children's lives. Challenging many of our accepted truths, his book will encourage parents to think differently about children, and by doing so to feel more relaxed about their own parenting skills.
650			_aChild rearing - Cross - cultural studies
650			_aParenting - Cross - Cultural studies