{"product_id":"because-i-said-so-the-truth-behind-the-myths-tales-and-warnings-every-generation-passes-down-to-its-kids-9781476706962","title":"Because I Said So!: The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales, and Warnings Every Generation Passes Down to Its Kids","description":"\u003cb\u003eRecord-setting \u003ci\u003eJeopardy!\u003c\/i\u003e champion and author of \u003ci\u003ePlanet Funny\u003c\/i\u003e Ken Jennings \"reveals the truth behind all those things you tell your children\" (\u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e) in this entertaining and useful \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \"armed with case histories, scientific finds, and experiments on himself and his own children\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs any of it true? If so, how true? Ken Jennings wants to find out if parents always know best. Yes, all those years you were told not to sit too close to the television or swallow your gum or crack your knuckles are called into question by our country's leading trivia guru. Jennings separates myth from fact to debunk a wide variety of parental edicts: no swimming after meals, sit up straight, don't talk to strangers, and so on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArmed with medical case histories, scientific findings, and even the occasional experiment on himself (or his kids), Jennings exposes countless examples of parental wisdom run amok. Whether you're a parent plagued by needless concern or a kid (of any age) looking to say, \"I told you so,\" this is the anti- helicopter parenting book you've been waiting for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKen Jennings is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBrainiac\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaphead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBecause I Said So!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePlanet Funny\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2020, he won the \"Greatest of All Time\" title on the quiz show \u003ci\u003eJeopardy!\u003c\/i\u003e and in 2022, he succeeded Alex Trebek as a host of the show. He is living in Seattle during his mortal sojourn, but his posthumous whereabouts are still to be determined.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676410679570,"sku":"9781476706962","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d975dc13-fea4-4db5-a716-b61ce6b555f5.jpg?v=1733879085","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/because-i-said-so-the-truth-behind-the-myths-tales-and-warnings-every-generation-passes-down-to-its-kids-9781476706962","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}