Introduction | p. 1 |
The Idle Parent Manifesto | p. 11 |
Bring Back Child Labor | p. 13 |
Stop the Whining | p. 26 |
Seek Not Perfection, or Why Bad Parents Are Good Parents | p. 37 |
The Importance of Nature | p. 54 |
The More, the Merrier | p. 66 |
Down with School | p. 77 |
The Myth of Toys | p. 95 |
Ban TV, Embrace Freedom | p. 104 |
Let Us Sleep | p. 111 |
The Power of Music and Dancing | p. 123 |
End All Activities, Be Wild | p. 134 |
No More Family Days Out | p. 148 |
How to Enjoy Mealtimes, with Some Thoughts on Manners | p. 160 |
Let Animals Work for You | p. 172 |
Make Stuff from Wood and Junk | p. 184 |
Say "Yes" | p. 195 |
Learn How to Live from Your Kids | p. 206 |
Good Books and Bad Books | p. 222 |
Don't Fret About Computers, or Toward a Tao of Parenting | p. 242 |
Acknowledgments | p. 253 |
Index | p. 255 |
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