Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids : Why Being a Great Parent Is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think

We've needlessly turned parenting into an unpleasant chore. Parents invest more time and money in their kids than ever, but the shocking lesson of twin and adoption research is that upbringing is much less important than genetics in the long run. These revelations have surprising implications for how we parent and how we spend time with our kids. The big lesson: Mold your kids less and enjoy your life more. Your kids will still turn out fine. Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids is a book of practical big ideas. How can parents be happier? What can they change -- and what do they need to just accept? Which of their worries can parents safely forget? Above all, what is the right number of kids for you to have? You'll never see kids or parenthood the same way again. You count too : a common-sense guide to happier parenting The case against guilt : a parent's guide to behavioral genetics Behavioral genetics : can it be true and what does it mean? What about the children? kids today are safer than ever Enlightened family planning : how many kids do you want when you're sixty? Your kids are good for you : but are they good for the world? Selfish guidelines for want-to-be grandparents Life-giving science: what it means for you Be fruitful and multiply: four chats on kids, parenting, happiness, and self-interest. "Despite its wickedly subversive premise, Mr. Caplan's book is cheery and intellectually honest... And the bedrock of his argument is solid: Modern parenting is insane."--Wall Street Journal Contrarian economist Bryan Caplan takes on family planning and happiness--and turns conventional wisdom on its head.