Hunt, gather, parent : what ancient cultures can teach us about the lost art of raising happy, helpful little humans / Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD ; illustrations by Ella Trujillo.
An NPR Science Desk correspondent challenges the misleading child-rearing practices commonly recommended to parents, outlining alternatives grounded in international ancestral traditions that are being used effectively throughout the modern world.
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- ISBN: 9781982149673
- ISBN: 1982149671
- Physical Description: viii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2021.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-328) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | WEIRD, WILD WEST: The WEIRDest parents in the world -- Why do we parent the way we do -- MAYA METHOD: The most helpful kids in the world -- How to teach kids to do chores, voluntarily -- How to raise flexible, cooperative kids -- TEAM 1: Introduction to TEAM parenting: a better way to be together -- Master motivators: what's better than praise? -- INUIT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: Never in anger -- How to teach children to control their anger -- How to stop being angry at your child -- TEAM 2: Encourage, never force -- Introduction to parenting tools: Tools for tantrums; Tools for everyday misbehavior; Tools for sculpting behavior: stories, drama -- HADZABE HEALTH: How did our ancient ancestors parent? -- The most confident kids in the world -- TEAM 3: Ancient antidote for anxiety and stress -- Ancient antidote for depression -- WESTERN PARENTING 2.0: TEAM 4: A new paradigm for Western parents -- Sleep -- Epilogue: Practical sections: Train helpfulness; Train cooperation; Learn to motivate children; learn to have less anger toward children; Discipline without words; Discipline with stories; Discipline through dramas; Boost confidence and self-reliance; Build emotional support for the family (and give yourself a break). |
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Subject: | Parenting. Parenting > Cross-cultural studies. |
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Hunt, Gather, Parent : What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
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Hunt, Gather, Parent : What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Prologue | p. 1 | |
Section 1 | Weird, Wildwest | |
1 | The WEIRDest Parents in the World | p. 15 |
2 | Why Do We Parent the Way We Do? | p. 31 |
Section 2 | Maya Method | |
3 | The Most Helpful Kids in the World | p. 49 |
4 | How to Teach Kids to Do Chores, Voluntarily | p. 55 |
5 | How to Raise Flexible, Cooperative Kids | p. 76 |
Team 1 | Introduction to TEAM Parenting: A Better Way to Be Together | p. 97 |
6 | Master Motivators: What's Better Than Praise? | p. 108 |
Section 3 | Inuit Emotional Intelligence | |
7 | Never in Anger | p. 129 |
8 | How to Teach Children to Control Their Anger | p. 142 |
9 | How to Stop Being Angry at Your Child | p. 148 |
Team 2 | Encourage, Never Force | p. 159 |
10 | Introduction to Parenting Tools | p. 165 |
I | Tools for Tantrums | p. 167 |
II | Tools for Everyday Misbehavior | p. 180 |
11 | Tools for Sculpting Behavior: Stories | p. 201 |
12 | Tools for Sculpting Behavior: Dramas | p. 214 |
Section 4 | Hadzabe Health | |
13 | How Did Our Ancient Ancestors Parent? | p. 231 |
14 | The Most Confident Kids in the World | p. 241 |
Team 3 | Ancient Antidote for Anxiety and Stress | p. 250 |
15 | Ancient Antidote for Depression | p. 274 |
Section 5 | Western Parenting 2.0 | |
Team 4 | A New Paradigm for Western Parents | p. 293 |
16 | Sleep | p. 299 |
Epilogue | p. 307 | |
Practical Sections | ||
Try It 1 | Train Helpfulness | p. 63 |
Try It 2 | Train Cooperation | p. 89 |
Try It 3 | Learn to Motivate Children | p. 116 |
Try It 4 | Learn to Have Less Anger Toward Children | p. 161 |
Try It 5 | Discipline without Words | p. 195 |
Try It 6 | Discipline with Stories | p. 207 |
Try It 7 | Discipline Through Dramas | p. 222 |
Try It 8 | Boost Confidence and Self-Reliance | p. 265 |
Try It 9 | Build Emotional Support for the Family (and Give Yourself a Break) | p. 285 |
Acknowledgments | p. 311 | |
Notes | p. 313 | |
Index | p. 329 |