Few people realize that raising children is the single largest industry in the United States. Yet this vital work receives little political support, and its primary workers--parents--labor in isolation. If they ask for help, they are made to feel inadequate; there is no centralized organization to represent their interests; and there is virtually nothing spe ... Show More
Nov 19
Carl Benedikt Frey, "How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations" (Princeton UP, 2025)
In How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations (Princeton University Press, 2025), Carl Benedikt Frey challenges the conventional belief that economic and technological progress is inevitable. For most of human history, stagnation was the norm, and even tod ... Show More
54m 29s
Jun 2023
Nate G. Hilger, "The Parent Trap: How to Stop Overloading Parents and Fix Our Inequality Crisis" (MIT Press, 2023)
Few people realize that raising children is the single largest industry in the United States. Yet this vital work receives little political support, and its primary workers--parents--labor in isolation. If they ask for help, they are made to feel inadequate; there is no centraliz ... Show More
55m 27s
Aug 2023
Le pouvoir d'agir parental
Certains parents se sentent perdus, ne savent plus à quel sein se vouer, qui écouter et comment agir auprès de leurs enfants. Les débats actuels renforcent parfois leurs difficultés. La sur information génère une forme de désinformation des parents qui cherchent dans les livres, ... Show More
56m 16s
Oct 2023
Stage Parents, Toxic Socialization, and Poor Life Skills
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Stereotyped as living vicariously through their children, stage parents are demanding and competitive, prizing their child as the best talent in the indu ... Show More
22m 59s