Join us to listen to Timothy P. Carney dive into his book on why modern parenting in America is full of unrealistic expectations and how to return to the virtues of old-fashioned parenting.
Why are parents exhausted, children stressed, and birthrates collapsing?
Some say raising kids has become unaffordable. Yes, money plays a role, but it can't tell the whole story. Ultimately this is a cultural story, argues journalist, think-tank scholar, and father of six Tim Carney.
American culture is family unfriendly in all sorts of ways: too much is expected of parents—helicoptering, driving, paying for tutors, and travel sports; our hyper-individualistic culture doesn’t support and accommodate families like it used to; and our obsessions with achievement and autonomy leave no room for the sacrifice and dependency involved in family.