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| Author | Pamela Paul |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Parenting |
| Publisher | Times Books |
Publication date | April 2008 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 978-0-8050-8249-4 (hardcover) |
| 649/.1220284 22 | |
| LC Class | HQ755.8 .P3983 2008 |
Parenting, Inc.: How We Are Sold on $800 Strollers, Fetal Education, Baby Sign Language, Sleeping Coaches, Toddler Couture, and Diaper Wipe Warmers—and What It Means for Our Children is a 2008 book by American writer Pamela Paul, discussing the industry that provides goods and services to the parents of young Americans.
The book has received reviews from The New York Times Book Review, The New York Observer,[1] New York Post,[2] and Reuters.[3] The New York Observer credits the book with "debunking the most absurd of the baby-marketers' claims—including those behind the infamous Baby Einstein series." The New York Times, however, noted that the book concerns itself mostly with the situation of families in wealthy urban and suburban communities.[4] A week later, the New York Times Book Review named the book an "Editors' Choice".[5]
- ^ "Kitschy, Kitschy Coo: The Cost of Coddling Kids," Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine Sheelah Kolhatkar, New York Observer, 2 April 2008
- ^ Konig, Susan (6 April 2008). "MILLION DOLLAR BABIES". New York Post. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Von Ahn, Lisa (3 April 2008). "The commercialization of child-rearing". Reuters. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Zernike, Kate (6 April 2008). "Pamperers". New York Times. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Editors' Choice". New York Times. 13 April 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2021.