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Opvoedfeiten: op data gebaseerd, voor een relaxter ouderschap, van baby tot peuter
Emily Oster
4.08 AVERAGE
1.27k reviews for:
Opvoedfeiten: op data gebaseerd, voor een relaxter ouderschap, van baby tot peuter
Emily Oster
4.08 AVERAGE
I thought this was more helpful than Expecting Better, but that could very well be because the subject matter was more how to succeed than how not to fail.
4⭐️ a good data driven book to start my parenting book journey with!
informative
informative
fast-paced
DNF about 70% through because we had our baby and I realized that this book had not actually helped or prepared me. This is a collection of pretty weak analyses of a hodge-podge of topics; each chapter picks a topic and goes through a few related studies and pretty much every time has to explain why the study isn't perfect and why we can't draw final conclusions - spoken like a true economist writing a book about parenting.
In fact, the author is no more an expert on any of the subjects than someone who has googled a few articles, and therefore doesn't have the confidence to make actual recommendations.
I really wanted to be as prepared as I could to be a dad. I read three books about parenting, but found myself looking up such basics as changing a diaper and how to hold a baby while we were in the hospital. I think the books were helpful for my general mental preparation so I don't regret reading them, but ultimately caring for a newborn is just better learned by talking to and watching your mom and mother-in-law than reading a book. My takeaway is that not much can really prepare you for a wailing baby at 3am night after night other than loving your spouse and being used to working together on hard things.
In fact, the author is no more an expert on any of the subjects than someone who has googled a few articles, and therefore doesn't have the confidence to make actual recommendations.
I really wanted to be as prepared as I could to be a dad. I read three books about parenting, but found myself looking up such basics as changing a diaper and how to hold a baby while we were in the hospital. I think the books were helpful for my general mental preparation so I don't regret reading them, but ultimately caring for a newborn is just better learned by talking to and watching your mom and mother-in-law than reading a book. My takeaway is that not much can really prepare you for a wailing baby at 3am night after night other than loving your spouse and being used to working together on hard things.
funny
informative
slow-paced
Extremely useful if a bit repetitive. Excellent preventative vaccine for the parenting wars.
Informative and helpful for gaining knowledge and making decisions about how to raise a child
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Clear, easy to read and honest. I great read that's both insightful and pragmatic.