Thelwell's Brat Race Author:Norman Thelwell Bringing up children has never been easy. At no time have parents had a greater arsenal of child-rearing manuals and educational tools at their disposal, and yet the generation gap still yawns and the huge questions continue to go unanswered. Has the permissive age helped us to live with our children? Do we, even now, know who they are? — Here is... more » Thelwell's answer - a book devoted solely to the children. Heedless of personal danger, he has studied them in their natural environment and fearlessly interpreted for us the mysteries and rituals of the widespread but exclusive sub-race - their suspicion of grown-ups, their strange love of animals, their internecine struggles; showing how, if we cannot always win their affection, we may at least survive the encounter.
Whether you love children or hate them, whether you are parent or relative, friend or foe, here is your opportunity to learn - and laugh. You may never be a child again, but Thelwell's Brat Race offers a vivid reminder of what the joys of childhood and the agonies of parenthood are all about.« less