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Tiny Feet

A Treasury for Parents: An Anthology

by Lauren Child
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An eclectic showcase of the most influential writing about children from the past four hundred years.
Children are a wonder, a blessing, a miracle, and everyone has an opinion on how we should raise them. From novelists to pediatricians and from modern parenting “experts” to child psychologists, Tiny Feet is the first anthology of its kind, showcasing a range of the most influential writing about children over the past four hundred years. Published chronologically, the extracts featured in this delightful compendium show the extent to which some of our attitudes have changed while others remain absolute, and remind us of the joy that children have always brought to our lives.
Contributors include:  Erik H. Erikson on shame and guilt; Marvin J. Gersh on how to raise children in your “spare time”; Naomi Stadlen on how parenting books undermine parenting by reducing it to a number of essential tasks; and Donald Winnicott on “the good-enough mother.”
Plus: memoir, fiction, and further opinion from Daniel Burgess, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Isabella Beeton, Charles Darwin, Robert Louis Stevenson, James Sully, Maria Montessori, Bertrand Russell, Margaret Mead, Jean Piaget, Harry F. Harlow, Benjamin Spock, Marvin J. Gersh, Toni Morrison, Lydia Davis, Alison Gopnik, Giuseppina Persico, Cleon C. Mason, Bernardine Evaristo, Ella Cara Deloria, John B. Watson, and Rosalie Rayner.

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    November 22, 2022

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      • ISBN: 9781912559480

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      • ISBN: 9781912559480
      • File size: 167 KB

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    • English

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    • Library Journal

      February 1, 2023

      Child, the author and illustrator of the classic series of "Charlie and Lola" picture books, gives a brief history of ideals around parenting. The anthology is arranged chronologically from Daniel Burgess, a Presbyterian preacher during the Puritan era, to Bernardine Evaristo, the first Black woman to win the Booker Prize. The short writings about children, dating as far back as 300 years ago, provide a glimpse into the varying thoughts and philosophies of parenthood and child-rearing that have developed and shaped America's history. Notable authors include Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Charles Darwin, Robert Louis Stevenson, Maria Montessori, Margaret Mead, Benjamin Spock, and Toni Morrison. According to the book, many modern ideas about parenting stemmed from the past. For example, Rousseau was a proponent of breastfeeding and a natural approach to parenting. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi sought to make school more like home, with a pupil of his starting the first kindergarten. VERDICT This book will likely make parents truly reflect on their decisions and choices, but the book's density may be too dry or slow for the average reader.

      Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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