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Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
Emily Oster
4.08 AVERAGE
1.23k reviews for:
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
Emily Oster
4.08 AVERAGE
Some useful information mostly it came down to, do what is best for your family and try not to think about it. Which is helpful.
Basically a big meta analysis on a good number of the questions and decisions that come up in the first year of parenthood and infancy. It won’t give all the “right answers,” but it definitely helps present the research in a way that is easy to understand and thoroughly contextualize for those not used to having to analyze the power, relevancy, flaws, etc. of the current research studies available.
I really appreciate this book and it's predecessor Expecting Better. Emily Oster has a great way of looking at data-driven parenting and leaves a lot of room for personal decision making and parenting style. I also think her writing is very easy to digest and her consideration of data seems very honest and fair.
I'll be revisiting this book for a few more months probably since it covers a lot of the decisions we need to make for our daughter in the next few years but i already feel more confident in what is and is not proven to be 'the right way to raise your child'.
Turns out there are a lot of right ways. I think the 'More Relaxed Parenting" part of this book's title is the best reason to read it. I find after reading this and her last book i have been relatively immune to any sort of anecdotal 'bests' you hear so often from well meaning people.
I do wish there was more data around some of the subjects though. There are a few chapters on important topics that just don't have enough data supporting either direction (which Emily honestly makes clear) and we are left with, doing what we feel is right for us. I do take solace in the implication that some of these 'important' issues (mostly around technology use) seem to (inconclusively) have a relatively low impact on outcomes when a healthy level of common sense is applied.
I recommend this to anyone who likes meta analysis or just wants to feel more grounded in data surrounding parental decisions.
I'll be revisiting this book for a few more months probably since it covers a lot of the decisions we need to make for our daughter in the next few years but i already feel more confident in what is and is not proven to be 'the right way to raise your child'.
Turns out there are a lot of right ways. I think the 'More Relaxed Parenting" part of this book's title is the best reason to read it. I find after reading this and her last book i have been relatively immune to any sort of anecdotal 'bests' you hear so often from well meaning people.
I do wish there was more data around some of the subjects though. There are a few chapters on important topics that just don't have enough data supporting either direction (which Emily honestly makes clear) and we are left with, doing what we feel is right for us. I do take solace in the implication that some of these 'important' issues (mostly around technology use) seem to (inconclusively) have a relatively low impact on outcomes when a healthy level of common sense is applied.
I recommend this to anyone who likes meta analysis or just wants to feel more grounded in data surrounding parental decisions.
Are you a nervous parent to be, who wants all the knowledge about bottle feeding, daycare, discipline, etc. but doesn’t have the time or social sciences background to do proper research? Look no further.
Bottle feeding or breastfeeding? Let’s look at the data.
Montessori or Waldorf schools? Let’s look at the data.
All the vaccines? Let’s look at the data. (The answer is yes.)
Recommended for new parents who need the info. Hearing about relative risk versus absolute risk will have you feeling much better about your parenting decisions.
Bottle feeding or breastfeeding? Let’s look at the data.
Montessori or Waldorf schools? Let’s look at the data.
All the vaccines? Let’s look at the data. (The answer is yes.)
Recommended for new parents who need the info. Hearing about relative risk versus absolute risk will have you feeling much better about your parenting decisions.
This is a great book for data nerds like me. Wish I had read it before having kids or reading some of the other more opinionated parenting books. Highly recommended.
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Glad to learn that some of my thoughts are supported by the data and also to learn more about topics I had less info on.
As always, I enjoyed Emily Oster's writing style and perspective. That said, unlike Expecting Better, which I've practically considered a sacred text since my pregnancy, the information in this book felt far less urgent. It's through no fault of Oster's -- as children get older, the variables increase, making significant, unimpeachable data hard to come by -- but a lot of the findings boil down to "do what's best for your family, try not to worry about it." (Which is still very valuable!!!)