Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed

Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool (The ParentData Series Book 2)

The instant New York Times bestseller!

From the author of Expecting Better, an economist's guide to the early years of parenting.

â€œMany parents will likely find reading it a huge relief from the scare stories that seem to pop up everywhere these days...CribsheetÂ is not another call for the end of helicopter parenting or snowplow parenting or whatever kind of parenting is lighting up social media today, and itâ€™s not a call to overthrow medical wisdom; itâ€™s a call for parenting with context, and itâ€™s freeing.â€ â€”Â The Washington PostÂ

With Expecting Better, award-winning economist Emily Oster spotted a need in the pregnancy market for advice that gave women the information they needed to make the best decision for their own pregnancies. By digging into the data, Oster found that much of the conventional pregnancy wisdom was wrong. In Cribsheet, she now tackles an even greater challenge: decision-making in the early years of parenting.Â

As any new parent knows, there is an abundance of often-conflicting advice hurled at you from doctors, family, friends, and strangers on the internet. From the earliest days, parents get the message that they must make certain choices around feeding, sleep, and schedule or all will be lost. There's a ruleâ€”or threeâ€”for everything. But the benefits of these choices can be overstated, and the trade-offs can be profound. How do you make your own best decision?Â

Armed with the data, Oster finds that the conventional wisdom doesn't always hold up. She debunks myths around breastfeeding (not a panacea), sleep training (not so bad!), potty training (wait until they're ready or possibly bribe with M&Ms), language acquisition (early talkers aren't necessarily geniuses), and many other topics. She also shows parents how to think through freighted questions like if and how to go back to work, how to think about toddler discipline, and how to have a relationship and parent at the same time.Â

Economics is the science of decision-making, and CribsheetÂ is a thinking parent's guide to the chaos and frequent misinformation of the early years. Emily Oster is a trained expertâ€”and mom of twoâ€”who can empower us to make better, less fraught decisionsâ€”and stay sane in the years before preschool.
Country USA
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2019-04-23
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2019-04-23
Format	Kindle eBook

Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool (The ParentData Series Book 2)

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