The economics of parenting style -- The rise of helicopter parents -- Parenting styles around the contemporary world -- Inequality, parenting style, and parenting traps -- From stick to carrot: the demise of authoritarian parenting -- Boys versus girls: the transformation of gender roles -- Fertility and child labor: from large to small families -- Parenting and class: aristocratic versus middle-class values -- The organization of the school system -- The future of parenting.