In their new book What Are Children For?, father and son Laurie and Matthew Taylor question our motivations for having children.
Laurie and Matthew Taylor and Rachel Cusk, author of A Life's Work, join Jenni to discuss how much we can influence our children lives.
Tell us what you think email Woman's Hour What Are Children For by Laurie and Matthew Taylor, published by Short Books, London; ISBN: 1904095259 A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother by Rachel Cusk, published by Fourth Estate; ISBN: 1841154873