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An array of different pills on a blue background.

Updated on Dec. 12, 2024

3 minute read

Should I Take Antibiotics for Group B Strep During Pregnancy?

Emily Oster, PhD

A parent looking at the phone with two kids

Updated on Jul. 3, 2025

4 minute read

Is It Bad for Parents to Use Phones Around Their Kids?

Emily Oster, PhD

Four toothbrushes laid around a paper tooth on a pink background.

Updated on Feb. 5, 2025

7 minute read

When Should You Brush Your Teeth?

Emily Oster, PhD

A calendar with colorful pens beside it.

Updated on Dec. 19, 2024

2 minute read

Should I Maintain My Kid’s Schedule over the Holidays?

Emily Oster, PhD

Old person smoking in the living room

Updated on Apr. 9, 2025

2 minute read

How Do I Handle Visitors Who Smoke in the House?

Emily Oster, PhD

Plastic glasses with a nose, mustache, and funny eyebrows attached.

Updated on Apr. 9, 2025

2 minute read

What Can I Do About My Child’s Stranger Anxiety?

Emily Oster, PhD

Image of a crosswalk.

Dec. 9, 2022

3 minute read

At What Age Can Kids Cross Crosswalks Alone?

Emily Oster, PhD

The shape of a baby in a womb is made out of various pills.

Dec. 9, 2022

3 minute read

Should I Try Placenta Encapsulation?

Emily Oster, PhD

Computer illustration of a needle puncturing a cell.

Dec. 9, 2022

3 minute read

What Prenatal Testing Should I Consider?

Emily Oster, PhD

Tree blossoms in the spring surrounded by sunshine and pollen.

Dec. 9, 2022

2 minute read

Will Daily Flonase Stunt My Child’s Growth?

Emily Oster, PhD

Glass pipette dripping oil in front of a pink background.

Dec. 9, 2022

1 minute read

Will Perineum Massage Help with Tearing During Labor?

Emily Oster, PhD

A group of babies listening to ParentData on headphones

Dec. 8, 2022

55 minute read

Parenting in America

Emily Oster, PhD

A young parent is holding a crying baby on one hip while trying to do the laundry with her other hand.

Dec. 8, 2022

16 minute read

What's Wrong With Parenting in America—And How to Fix It

Emily Oster, PhD

Dec. 5, 2022

12 minute read

Where Does Data Come From?

Emily Oster, PhD

Red, white, and blue striped toothpaste is squeezed into a squiggle on a yellow background.

Updated on Jan. 8, 2025

2 minute read

How Do I Keep My Kid from Swallowing Fluoride?

Emily Oster, PhD

A row of three white onesies on a laundry line on a sunny day.

Dec. 2, 2022

2 minute read

What Accessories Does My Newborn Really Need?

Emily Oster, PhD