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19. The Facts Are In: Two Parents Are Better Than One

The Freakonomics Radio Book Club

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Exploring the Potential Benefits of Communal Living and Child Rearing

This chapter explores the advantages of communal family arrangements for raising children, referencing a gap year and studies from Israeli kibbutzim that suggest better outcomes in education, social adaptability, and self-esteem.

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