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Room to Grow : Parents Disclose the Awe, Unanticipated Joys, and Paradoxes of Raising Young Children
Room to Grow Parents Disclose the Awe Unanticipated Joys and Paradoxes of Raising Young Children Author:Christina Baker Kline Harnessing the writing skill of a score of top contemporary writers, Christina Baker Kline has crafted a collection of essays that captures the essence of parenting. With a perfect balance of humor and pathos, intensity and lightness, the essays that comprise Room to Grow explore the "whys" rather than the "how-tos" of parenting, showi... more »ng what it means to be deeply connected to another human being, and then learn how to let go. Each of the remarkably talented writers explores a particular experience or issue, including:
-Alice Elliot Dark on the decision to have only one child
-Michael Laser on being a stay-at-home father
-Rob Spillman on wanting to give his own children the childhood he never had
-Maxine Chernoff on raising twin boys who are very different from each other
-Jon Katz on the overlooked pleasures of the after-school carpool A remarkable exploration of the parenting experience, Room to Grow unearths those priceless moments of sheer amazement, wonder, closeness, and joy.« less