The instant New York Times bestseller that the Christian Science Monitor declared -an important book, much the way The Feminine Mystique was, because it offers parents a common language, an understanding that they're not alone-

Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their children. But almost none have thought to ask: What are the effects of children on their parents?

In All Joy and No Fun, award-winning journalist Jennifer Senior analyzes the many ways children reshape their parents' lives, whether...