A review by crscarberry84
Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear by Kim Brooks

5.0

This book was fantastic. I'm so glad to not be the only parent who looks at other parents like they are crazy. There seems to be an overly, irrational fear in today's parenting that not only gives much unneeded stress and anxiety to parents, but projects the same to their children. It's not only the fear of the unknown and unknowable that has grown, but there is a fear of looking like a bad parent to other parents, who whether they believe so or not are judgy and competitive. I'm over simplifying the book, but Kim does an amazing job of researching, interviewing, and interacting with other parents and experts in the field of childhood development and sociology. In the end, I'm still letting my son walk to the park by himself.