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Do Parents Matter? Why Japanese Babies Sleep Soundly, Mexican Siblings Don’t Fight, and American Families Should Just Relax

Robert A. LeVine

When it comes to parenting, more isn't always better-but it is always more tiring In Japan, a boy sleeps in his parents' bed until age ten, but still shows independence in all other areas of his life. In rural India, toilet training begins one month after infants are born and is accomplished with l...

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He referenced Judith Harris's book Do Parents Matter, which argued that parental influence on children's outcomes is comparatively small.

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There was a great book written that I wrote about at the time, 30 years ago, it was written by, called Do Parents Matter by Judith Harris. And she basically summed up all of the evidence about what im...

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He referenced Judith Harris's book Do Parents Matter, which argued that parental influence on children's outcomes is comparatively small.

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There was a great book written that I wrote about at the time, 30 years ago, it was written by, called Do Parents Matter by Judith Harris. And she basically summed up all of the evidence about what impact parental child raising has and the answer is, the evidence says not a lot.

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