Small animals : parenthood in the age of fear /

Brooks, Kim, (Author and essayist)

Small animals : parenthood in the age of fear / Kim Brooks. - First Edition. - pages cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Fear itself -- The day I left my son in the car -- Parenthood as a competitive sport -- The fabrication of fear -- Negative feedback -- Self-report -- The cost of fear -- What a horrible mother -- Quality of life -- Guinea pigs -- Small animals -- Acknowledgments -- Notes.

9781250089557 (hardcover)

2017061165


Parenthood--United States.
Mother and child--United States.
Fear--United States.
Child welfare--United States.

HQ755.8 / .B753 2018

306.874/3