Selfish reasons to have more kids : why being a great parent is less work and more fun than you think / Bryan Caplan.

Author/creator Caplan, Bryan Douglas, 1971-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Basic Books, ©2011.
Descriptionx, 228 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents You count too : a common-sense guide to happier parenting -- The case against guilt : a parent's guide to behavioral genetics -- Behavioral genetics : can it be true and what does it mean? -- What about the children? kids today are safer than ever -- Enlightened family planning : how many kids do you want when you're sixty? -- Your kids are good for you : but are they good for the world? -- Selfish guidelines for want-to-be grandparents -- Life-giving science: what it means for you -- Be fruitful and multiply: four chats on kids, parenting, happiness, and self-interest.
Abstract Contrarian economist Bryan Caplan takes on family planning and happiness--and turns conventional wisdom on its head.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010040085
ISBN9780465018673 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN046501867X (hardcover : alk. paper)