Freakonomics Radio

The Data-Driven Guide to Sane Parenting

Humans have been having kids forever, so why are modern parents so bewildered? Economist Emily Oster marshals the evidence on the most contentious topics — like breastfeeding, sleep training, and what to avoid eating when pregnant — and tells her fellow parents to calm the heck down.

Stephen J. Dubner/ Freakonomics Radio
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8 min readMay 3, 2019

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Stephen J. Dubner/ Freakonomics Radio
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Stephen J. Dubner is co-author of the Freakonomics books and host of Freakonomics Radio.