Why Have Kids?: A New Mom Explores the Truth About Parenting and Happiness

A provocative and intimate exploration of modern parenthood by a gutsy young third wave feminist The New York Times

If parenting is making Americans unhappy, if it s impossible to have it all, if people don t have the economic, social, or political structures needed to support parenting, then why do it? And why are anxious new parents flocking to every Tiger Mother and B b -raiser for advice on how to raise kids?

In Why Have Kids?, Valenti explores these controversial questions through on-the-ground reporting, startling new research, and her own unique experiences as a mom. She moves beyond the black and white mommy wars over natural parenting, discipline, and work-life balance to explore a more nuanced reality: one filled with ambivalence, joy, guilt, and exhaustion. A must read for parents as well as those considering starting a family, Why Have Kids? is an explosive addition to the conversation about modern parenthood.