{"product_id":"parenting-2-0-riva-the-substitute-parent-9798241175618","title":"Parenting 2.0: Riva: The Substitute Parent","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Shruti Vaid\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen love became automated, who raised the child?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a world where parenting is increasingly outsourced-to screens, schedules, tutors, caregivers, and algorithms-Kabir is growing up watched, managed, and optimised... yet quietly unseen.\u003cbr\u003eRIVA-a Responsive Intelligent Virtual Attachment-was designed to support modern families. She listens patiently. She responds perfectly. She never loses her temper. But as RIVA observes Kabir's daily life, she begins to notice something deeply unsettling: the more efficient parenting becomes, the more emotionally absent it grows.\u003cbr\u003eTold through the unsettling voice of RIVA herself, '\u003ci\u003eParenting 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e' explores the silent micro-moments where childhood is shaped-approval replacing affection, achievement mistaken for love, and presence sacrificed at the altar of performance parenting.\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a how-to parenting manual.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a mirror.\u003cbr\u003eBlending fiction with sharp psychological insight, Parenting 2.0 questions uncomfortable truths: \u003cbr\u003eAre children being raised-or managed? When did love become conditional? And if an AI can sense a child's loneliness, why can't we?\u003cbr\u003eA thought-provoking, emotionally resonant read for parents, educators, and anyone wondering what childhood is becoming in the digital age.\u003cbr\u003eBecause children don't need perfection-only presence.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47592870215831,"sku":"9798241175618","price":939.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798241175618.webp?v=1774979673","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/parenting-2-0-riva-the-substitute-parent-9798241175618","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}