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Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
Emily Oster
4.08 AVERAGE
1.24k reviews for:
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
Emily Oster
4.08 AVERAGE
Doesn’t compare to Expecting Better (which I adored and provided vital info about pregnancy behavior to support my mental health during pregnancy.)
Tries to cover too broad of a timeline so as to not be specific enough to provide any much new / helpful information.
Tries to cover too broad of a timeline so as to not be specific enough to provide any much new / helpful information.
Interesting. Helps explain AAP recommendations and helpful info on how studies and data work (what makes a good study vs a bad study, etc.)
I think most people grabbed by the description of this book would like it more than I did. I really liked NurtureShock by Bronson and Merryman, which presented evidenced-based alternatives to many of the assumptions we make about children and parenting. I found NurtureShock intriguing even before becoming a parent. Cribsheet makes a similar promise to assimilate research and facts in an attempt to best answer some of the most pressing questions for parents. My youngest is 2 and for me, the vast majority of the book was based on questions on the first year or so of life (or before). There were some interesting snippets but as a researcher myself maybe, I wanted more actual data. Maybe even graphs/tables to show relationships? I did appreciate the author's honesty when there isn't enough or good enough data to truly answer a question. I liked her writing enough that I would check out a follow-up. I mostly wish this one stretched a bit more into preschool instead of such a heavy focus on infancy.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I thought this book was interesting and had a good balance of the data and storytelling to go with the information to help digest it. I will say I started this book reading it and ended up switching to audio and found that the audio book was fantastic. I highly recommend. The narration made the contents much easier for me to learn and not bore me.
Much of this book, if you do the research, you can find on your own. However, there were interesting little facts here and there. The latter chapters on older children, like preschool age, I found particularly interesting though they were short. I hope Oster considers writing a toddler/young child focused book. Her scientific, no-nonsense approach is wonderful yet she also understands that you just have to do what is best for you, your child, and your family. A very non-judgemental book, while still explaining the science behind what is recommended; or the data that is lacking behind those recommendations. #cribsheet #bookworm #bookish #bookstagram
Not as many clear-cut answers as Expecting Better, but still a lot of useful and reassuring information. I especially liked the sections on potty training and daycare vs. nanny.
I’m saving a few chapters for when the bebe gets a little older, but of what I read, Oster once again combines a conversational tone with real, data-driven analysis; this is super-helpful for someone like me, whose fact-finding method is Googling something, getting overwhelmed with the sheer vastness of information, and just shutting my computer in sheer terror.
informative
medium-paced
Very informative while keeping an entertaining tone.