How Eskimos keep their babies warm : and other adventures in parenting (from Argentina to Tanzania and everywhere in between) / Mei-Ling Hopgood.

Author
Hopgood, Mei-Ling [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2012.
Description
292 pages ; 21 cm

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    Hopgood discusses how cultural expectations and customs determine the way kids are raised--from how Kenyans live without strollers to how the Chinese potty train early.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-292).
    Contents
    • How Buenos Aires children go to bed late : sleeping arrangements
    • How the French teach their children to love healthy food : the things kids will eat
    • How Kenyans live without strollers : ingenious products
    • How the Chinese potty train early : managing baby's bottom
    • How Aka Pygmies are the best fathers in the world : paternal leave
    • How Lebanese Americans keep their families close : on adoption
    • How Tibetans cherish pregnancy : a prenatal paradise
    • How the Japanese let their children fight : scaring kids straight
    • How Polynesians play without parents : historic toys
    • How Mayan villagers put their kids to work : the talents of tots
    • How Asians learn to excel in school : grading the countries.
    ISBN
    • 9781565129580 ((pbk.))
    • 156512958X ((pbk.))
    LCCN
    2011036571
    OCLC
    712124015
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