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A spoon full of xylitol

Updated on Apr. 15, 2025

3 minute read

Is Xylitol Dangerous?

Emily Oster, PhD

Black alarm clock laying on a pile of lined sheet paper next to a white surrender sign that says HELP in red ink.

Updated on Apr. 14, 2025

2 minute read

Do I Need to Move Bedtime for Daylight Saving Time?

Emily Oster, PhD

Four children smiling and jumping with hands raised into the air.

Updated on Apr. 13, 2025

8 minute read

What Does Matter for Childhood Outcomes?

Emily Oster, PhD

Twin kids sitting on a rock by the lake.

Updated on Apr. 9, 2025

3 minute read

Should I Put My Twins in Separate Classrooms?

Emily Oster, PhD

a person writing something on the book and taking information from the tablet

Updated on Apr. 8, 2025

7 minute read

Why I Email My Family

Emily Oster, PhD

baby hand washing with parent

Updated on Apr. 1, 2025

9 minute read

Yes, You Really Do Need to Wash Your Hands

Emily Oster, PhD

Multicolored paper speech bubbles hanging from yarn across a yellow background.

Updated on Apr. 1, 2025

2 minute read

Should We Speak to Our Child in Multiple Languages?

Emily Oster, PhD

a baby and a parent sitting on a floor and doing home chores

Updated on Apr. 1, 2025

3 minute read

Should Kids Do Chores?

Emily Oster, PhD

A parent holds the back of her palm to her child's forehead while the child sleeps in bed. In the other hand, the parent holds a thermometer that reads "hi"

Updated on Mar. 31, 2025

8 minute read

Everything You Need to Know About Norovirus

Emily Oster, PhD

Flames from a gas burner are pictured close-up.

Updated on Mar. 30, 2025

9 minute read

How Worried Should We Be About Gas Stoves?

Emily Oster, PhD

Illustration of different forms of conjunctivitis

Updated on Mar. 11, 2025

6 minute read

Pink Eye 101

Emily Oster, PhD

Poison ivy plants are pictured growing on the grown.

Updated on Mar. 4, 2025

2 minute read

Can You Immunize Yourself Against Poison Ivy?

Emily Oster, PhD

A parent teaching a kid to read.

Updated on Mar. 3, 2025

11 minute read

What Is the Best Way to Teach Reading?

Emily Oster, PhD

ParentData podcast art

Updated on Feb. 25, 2025

11 minute read

Part One: Kids, Screens, and Schools (Podcast)

Emily Oster, PhD

ParentData podcast art

Updated on Feb. 25, 2025

22 minute read

Every Kid is a Math Kid (Podcast)

Emily Oster, PhD

A kid watching tv.

Updated on Feb. 25, 2025

6 minute read

What Type of TV Shows Should Your Child Be Watching?

Emily Oster, PhD