with a daring at sea rescue because their 1-year-old was sick, and their boat ended up at the bottom of the ocean. now they face a wave of criticism on-line with many asking what were they thinking taking that trip with toddlers? the father said they were as prepared as possible. family members defend them as great parents. were the kauffmans giving their kids an amazing experience, or putting them in danger or both? the truth is parenthood is full of tough calls and there s no rule book. our next guest set out to write one. dalton conley, a professor of socialology and medicine at nyu. when he had kids, he raised them as a scientific experiment which tested which theories worked and which didn t. he shared the results of his new book parentology. i want to talk about the definition of parentology. you call it being a little bit more improvizational, jazz parenting. what is jazz parenting? is there a hip-hop parenting sf is there a disco parenting, a rock n roll parenting? it s def
your kids so he accurate particularly. and i love the concert of jazz parenting.accurate particularly. and i love the concert of jazz parenting. the cycle has been like a father figure to me and i sort of recognize the kenny g vibe. the question i want to ask you, we have so much science, but for a practical parent who reads one or two things, when should they use some of this stuff and when they should go on their own instinct without any books? i would argue that they should not be reading the 7 habits of highly successful parents or five ways to raise a perfect child because there is no one formula. my book tries to explain this is the fishing rod. this is how you read the latest study that comes in on your twitter feed or on your facebook postings that if you don t breast feed your kid, they would have ten points less iq. well, let s look at the study,