Have you read "Home Alone America"?

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Registered: 04-07-2003
Have you read "Home Alone America"?
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Wed, 01-12-2005 - 10:24am

It is a very interesting book examining the author's thesis that the lack of sahms is a significant factor in childhood mental illness, obesity, violence, etc.

Wondering if anyone else is reading it and what you thought.

I think a book that needs to be read in tandem is "The Price of Motherhood" (I think that is the title) which talks about the real economic penalties of staying home or even being a "working" mother and addresses some of the radical societal changes that would be necessary to make sah more economically just and feasible.

The other two books I am finding thought provoking are "Consuming Kids" and "Born to Buy," both about the massive advertising/marketing targetting children and its affect on children. Anyone else reading those books.

I would love to hear people's ideas on these books/topics!

Thanks!

Meg

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Registered: 04-19-2004
Wed, 01-12-2005 - 1:19pm

Wow! You have brought up some very interesting books that I will definitely check out. I haven't read anything on staying home, but I can't wait to pick up those books. When I do, I'll let you know what I think. Interesting...

Melissa

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Registered: 10-06-2004
Wed, 01-12-2005 - 1:26pm
I have not read the book but I think that maybe thats why todays teens are the way they are the rate of working mothers is increasing where as before the mother was always at home with the children. So maybe that has something to do with the way teens are today.
Just a thought........
Amanda