Here at ParentData, we want you to find the judgment-free, data-driven answers you’re looking for on your pregnancy and parenting journey. We have thousands of articles and Dewey, our AI librarian, to provide you with high-quality information you can trust.
Emily Oster is also the best-selling author of four books: Expecting Better, Cribsheet, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected. Learn more about how these guides can help you more confidently navigate the decisions that work best for you and your family, from pregnancy to the early school years.
Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong — and What You Really Need to Know by Emily Oster
What to Expect When You’re Expecting meets Freakonomics: an award-winning economist disproves standard recommendations about pregnancy to empower women while they’re expecting.
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, From Birth to Preschool by Emily Oster
Armed with the data, Emily Oster finds that the conventional wisdom doesn’t always hold up. She debunks myths about breastfeeding (not a panacea), sleep training (not damaging!), potty training (wait until they’re ready or possibly bribe with M&Ms), language acquisition (early talkers aren’t necessarily geniuses), and many other topics.
The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years by Emily Oster
Emily Oster offers a classic business school framework for parents to think more deliberately about the key aspects of the elementary years: school, health, extracurricular activities, and more.
The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During and After Complications by Emily Oster and Nathan Fox, MD
From the New York Times best-selling author of Expecting Better, a guide to second pregnancies when the first did not go as planned — with maternal fetal medicine specialist Dr. Nathan Fox.
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