Bibliograph

The gardener and the carpenter, what the new science of child development tells us about the relationship between parents and children, Alison Gopnik

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The gardener and the carpenter, what the new science of child development tells us about the relationship between parents and children, Alison Gopnik

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-287) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The gardener and the carpenter

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

934795217

Responsibility statement

Alison Gopnik

Sub title

what the new science of child development tells us about the relationship between parents and children

Summary

"Alison Gopnik, a leading developmental psychologist, illuminates the paradoxes of parenthood from a scientific perspective"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: The parent paradoxes -- Against parenting -- The evolution of childhood -- The evolution of love -- Learning through looking -- Learning through listening -- The work of play -- Growing up -- The future and the past : children and technology -- The value of children

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