Jo Boyden, professor of international development at Oxford University and director of its Young Lives study, has selected five books that challenge Western assumptions and beliefs about child-rearing and how children “should” be raised. The books call attention to the ways in which culture and context impact views on children and child-rearing, which in turn affects children’s development and the human beings they become. The piece features an interview with Boyden, who describes the books and the subjects they cover. The books focus on separation, attachment, loss, education, and much more.
