When a trained economist blogs about parenting…
Freakonomics shows us what happens when a trained economist blogs about parenting. You get intriguing articles such as:
- The economics of marriage for seven year olds- “…And so it is with that in mind that my son and his fiance celebrated their 7th birthday this weekend…“
- Why you should teach subtraction before addition - “…When they eat, the food on the plate shrinks. When they paint, the clear bits of the canvas get smaller. Subtraction was a far more natural part of everyday life for children…”
- Tooth fairies and their economic role - “…I recommend a floating arrangement on tooth pricing as the ‘customer’ will come to expect it…
- On Spanking - “…So if spanking is used as a punishment, if it is repeated, that means it isn’t working. Stack that up with the evidence that it is the repetition of this type of punishment that causes damage and you have a case for outlawing repeated spanking…”
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