Love to the Little Ones by Louisa Lane-Fox
Parents today tend to believe that they face more problems in bringing up their children than ever before. They are certainly offered more advice -- from professional childcare experts, from other parents, and from the government. This anthology shows how mothers and fathers themselves have thought about and written to their children over the last 800 years, using examples from letters, diaries, and books of advice. The book is divided into five phases of a parent's life: pregnancy through infancy; childhood; adolescence; adulthood; and death. Readers find that the fundamental feelings of parents now and parents then seem to be unchanged. Their affections, their anxieties, their hopes, their difficulties, and their grief transcend time. The book also highlights the dramatic differences between then and now. Letters and diaries include the predicament of a mother trying to mediate between her son and his father, 400 years ago, and an 18th-century father who advises his friend to read to his pregnant wife every night.
A celebration of parenthoodA delightful snapshot of parents through the ages; a glimpse through history of parental love and care. Oxford Times A charming anthology, shot through with seriousness that makes it more than just a stocking filler. Spectator
Louisa Lane Fox was co-founder of the Last Word Lunchtime Lectures. Her husband is the architectural critic and landscape designer Charles Jencks. She is a mother, stepmother and grandmother.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780711229402 |
| ISBN 10 | 0711229406 |
| Title | Love to the Little Ones |
| Author | Louisa Lane-Fox |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2009-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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