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.
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8 min readMay 3, 2019