The science of parenting

All Things Considered interviews Po Bronson - 8/27, 7 minutes 47 seconds. I have no kids, but this interview still made me want to read his book.

I cannot imagine how daunting it must be to not only decide the best way to raise a child, but also to peacefully come to an agreement with your partner on the best way to do it. Why is it that we are evolutionarily predisposed to loving our children, but not to knowing how to raise them? Often the right answer is a mystery to us, but even when we have an intuitive inkling, the science often suggests we're wrong.

Evolution works in mysterious ways, I guess.

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