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Also by Jessica Valenti:

Why Have Kids?, September 2012
Hardcover / e-Book
The Purity Myth, April 2009
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Full Frontal Feminism, May 2007
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WHY HAVE KIDS?
By: Jessica Valenti

The Truth About Parenting and Happiness

New Harvest
September 2012
On Sale: September 4, 2012
208 pages
ISBN: 0547892616
EAN: 9780547892610
Kindle: B008L4KT6W
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction

A provocative and intimate exploration of modern parenthood by “a gutsy young third wave feminist” – The New York Times

If parenting is making Americans unhappy, if it’s impossible to “have it all,” if people don’t have the economic, social, or political structures needed to support parenting, then why do it? And why are anxious new parents flocking to every Tiger Mother and Bébé-raiser for advice on how to raise kids?

In Why Have Kids?, Valenti explores these controversial questions through on-the-ground reporting, startling new research, and her own unique experiences as a mom. She moves beyond the black and white “mommy wars” over natural parenting, discipline, and work-life balance to explore a more nuanced reality: one filled with ambivalence, joy, guilt, and exhaustion. A must read for parents as well as those considering starting a family, Why Have Kids? is an explosive addition to the conversation about modern parenthood.

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CBS Sunday Morning - May 12, 2013