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The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales, and Warnings Every Generation Passes Down to Its Kids
Scribner
December 2012
On Sale: December 4, 2012
256 pages
ISBN: 1451656254
EAN: 9781451656251
Kindle: B007EE5852
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Donโt cross your eyes or theyโll stay like that! Feed a cold, starve a fever! Donโt touch your Halloween candy until we get it checked out! Never run with scissors Donโt look in the microwave while itโs running! This will go down on your permanent record Is any of it true? If so, how true? Ken Jennings wants to find out if mother and father always know best. Yes, all those years you were told not to sit too close to the television (youโll hurt your eyes!) or swallow your gum (it stays in your stomach for seven years!) or crack your knuckles (arthritis!) are called into question by our countryโs leading trivia guru. Jennings separates myth from fact to debunk a wide variety of parental edicts: no swimming after meals, sit up straight, donโt talk to strangers, and so on. Armed with medical case histories, scientific findings, and even the occasional experiment on himself (or his kids), Jennings exposes countless examples of parental wisdom run amok. Whether youโre a parent who wants to know what you can stop worrying about or a kid (of any age) looking to say, โI told you so,โ this is the antiโhelicopter parenting book youโve been waiting for.
 Media BuzzOn Point - December 10, 2012
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