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Small Animals by Kim Brooks - Book Summary
“The High Cost of Parenting in a Culture of Fear”
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Title: Small Animals
Author: Kim Brooks
Category: Parenting & Family Life
Kim Brooks left her kid in the car for five minutes and ended up with a criminal record. Sam and Sophie sit with that story, because it's not about neglect—it's about how quickly a good parent can become a felon in a culture of fear.
They walk through Brooks's argument that we're living in a 'moral panic'…
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