Peter Stearns's guest appearances

Peter Stearns

Historically Thinking

The Critical Lede

The Hamilton Review

Jo Boaler

Donna Haraway

Andrew Parker

Tony Adams

Catherine McCord

Joanne Lipman

Robert Glover

Meg Meeker

Liza Johnson

Danielle DiMartino Booth

Sharon Holland

Alison Gopnik

Shannon McLay

Peter Gray

Mike McShane

OwlTail

In this episode, Dr. Bob has an in depth conversation with Peter Stearns, University Professor of History at George Mason University and author of the book, "Anxious Parents." Peter and Dr. Bob discuss the current state of parenting, including how parents overdo their role as "Entertainment Masters" and the mistake of focusing too much on your child's happiness. They also deeply discuss how the overall satisfaction of parenting has declined and why parents are more anxious than ever.  Parents, this is a must listen episode with so many wonderful takeaways. Don't miss this important conversation!   Peter N. Stearns is University Professor of History at George Mason University. He has also founded the Journal of Social History and served as a Vice President of the American Historical Association; he was Provost at George Mason for fourteen years, until stepping down in 2014. Stearns has written many books on topics in world history and on American social and cultural history, and he also teaches in these areas, with particular interest in the history of childhood and the history of emotions. A fourth edition of his book, Childhood in World History, will appear in June (Routledge). His most recent book is Happiness in World History (Routledge).      How to contact Dr. Bob:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton.1656  Seven Secrets Of The Newborn website: https://7secretsofthenewborn.com/ Website: https://roberthamiltonmd.com/ Pacific Ocean Pediatrics: http://www.pacificoceanpediatrics.com/

In this episode, Dr. Bob has an in depth conversation with Peter Stearns, University Professor of History at George Mason University and author of the book, "Anxious Parents." Peter and Dr. Bob discuss the current state of parenting, including how parents overdo their role as "Entertainment Masters" and the mistake of focusing too much on your child's happiness. They also deeply discuss how the overall satisfaction of parenting has declined and why parents are more anxious than ever.  Parents, this is a must listen episode with so many wonderful takeaways. Don't miss this important conversation!   Peter N. Stearns is University Professor of History at George Mason University. He has also founded the Journal of Social History and served as a Vice President of the American Historical Association; he was Provost at George Mason for fourteen years, until stepping down in 2014. Stearns has written many books on topics in world history and on American social and cultural history, and he also teaches in these areas, with particular interest in the history of childhood and the history of emotions. A fourth edition of his book, Childhood in World History, will appear in June (Routledge). His most recent book is Happiness in World History (Routledge).      How to contact Dr. Bob:  YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/</a>  Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton.1656" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton.1656</a>  Seven Secrets Of The Newborn website: <a href="https://7secretsofthenewborn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://7secretsofthenewborn.com/</a> Website: <a href="https://roberthamiltonmd.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://roberthamiltonmd.com/</a> Pacific Ocean Pediatrics: <a href="http://www.pacificoceanpediatrics.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.pacificoceanpediatrics.com/</a>

A Conversation with Peter Stearns, History Professor and Author of "Anxious Parents"

Check out our interview with Peter Stearns about his new book,Satisfaction Not Guaranteed: Dilemmas of Progress in Modern Society. Even though we had some technical difficulties, I still think it’s a pretty good one.

Interview with Peter Stearns- Author of “Satisfaction Not Guaranteed”