The Parent Trap
How society is failing parents and children
September 19, 2022
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The Parent Trap
Summary
Sean Illing talks with Nate Hilger, economist, data scientist, and author of the new book The Parent Trap: How to Stop Overloading Parents and Fix Our Inequality Crisis. The book explores what is expected of parents, and how a larger public investment in families and children beyond K-12 education could address inequality in America. Sean and Nate discuss parenting, the difference between caring and skill building, the pressure on parents to do it all, and the economic consequences that arise when they can’t.
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), Interviews Writer, Vox
Guest: Nate Hilger (@nate_g_hilger), economist and author
References:
The Parent Trap: How To Stop Overloading Parents and Fix Our Inequality Crisis by Nate Hilger (MIT Press; 2022)
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