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Data-driven pregnancy and parenting
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The Family Firm
A Data-Driven Guide To Better Decision Making In The Early School Years
In The Family Firm, Brown professor of economics and mom of two Emily Oster offers a classic business school framework for data-driven parents to think more deliberately about the key issues of the elementary years: school, health, extracurricular activities, and more.
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Expecting Better
Why The Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong–And What You Really Need To Know
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.
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Cribsheet
A Data-Driven Guide To Better, More Relaxed Parenting, From Birth To Preschool
Armed with the data, Oster finds that the conventional wisdom doesn’t always hold up. She debunks myths around breastfeeding (not a panacea), sleep training (not so bad!), 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.
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ParentData
ParentData is a guide for parents, people who want to be parents, or anyone who likes to do their research before making a decision. With new articles and Q&As every week, ParentData aims to give you the numbers and decision-making tools you need to feel more empowered as you make your own pregnancy, parenting, and health choices.
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