Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
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- Author：Emily Oster
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Summary
'Emily Oster is the non-judgemental girlfriend holding our hand and guiding us through pregnancy and motherhood。 She has done the work to get us the hard facts in a soft， understandable way' Amy Schumer
Parenting is full of decisions， nearly all of which can be agonized over。 There is an abundance of often-conflicting advice hurled at you from doctors， family， friends， and strangers on the internet。 But the benefits of these choices can be overstated， and the trade-offs can be profound。 How do you make your own best decision？
Armed with the data， Oster finds that the conventional wisdom doesn't always hold up。 She debunks myths and offers non-judgemental ways to consider our options in light of the facts。 Cribsheet is a thinking parent's guide that empowers us to make better， less fraught decisions - and stay sane in the years before preschool。
Parenting is full of decisions， nearly all of which can be agonized over。 There is an abundance of often-conflicting advice hurled at you from doctors， family， friends， and strangers on the internet。 But the benefits of these choices can be overstated， and the trade-offs can be profound。 How do you make your own best decision？
Armed with the data， Oster finds that the conventional wisdom doesn't always hold up。 She debunks myths and offers non-judgemental ways to consider our options in light of the facts。 Cribsheet is a thinking parent's guide that empowers us to make better， less fraught decisions - and stay sane in the years before preschool。
Reviews
Charles Korb
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I really appreciated the breakdown of studies on all these different points。 It's also written in an engaging and humorous way。 However， I cannot judge how good or applicable any of the advice is yet。 I really appreciated the breakdown of studies on all these different points。 It's also written in an engaging and humorous way。 However， I cannot judge how good or applicable any of the advice is yet。 。。。more
Shafidah Shafian
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My expectations of this book was data driven in graph/pie chart based rather than sentences and i’m looking for more data research compared to her own experience。 Overall it is a good book based on her experience to new parents who looking for some tips。
Gaby G-funk
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Refresher If your a new parent it’s a good read。 For second time parents it’s a refresher on some topics other topics you may have down and want to skip
Cherine Juliana
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Becoming a parent can feel overwhelming- this book is a great place to start to make sense of the noise。
Kelly
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I am very data driven and have been known to pull scientific literature when making parenting decisions， so this was very much directed at me！ I personally wanted a bit more time on "older" kids， but that could just be that our youngest is now one， so we are past many of the items discussed。 A great book either way！ I am very data driven and have been known to pull scientific literature when making parenting decisions， so this was very much directed at me！ I personally wanted a bit more time on "older" kids， but that could just be that our youngest is now one， so we are past many of the items discussed。 A great book either way！ 。。。more
Bianca
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Emily Oster is an economist and a mum。 In this book she lets you know the data to make parenting decisions。 As an academic this book really spoke to me， I appreciated the data， the interpretation and felt free to then make my own parenting decision for what would work best for bub， me and our family。 Although I’m about halfway through my pregnancy I can’t wait to read the pregnancy book too！
Julia Costanzo
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I have the same general reaction to this book as I did her first。 As much as I want to like it， it doesn't feel helpful to me。 Luckily the "data" is on my side most of the time， but generally I guess I could say I just disagree with a data-driven approach to parenting？ She does acknowledge that there is a lack of research and that there are sooo many variables at play in your child's outcomes， which I appreciated。 For just about every single decision she discusses， there is more than one way to I have the same general reaction to this book as I did her first。 As much as I want to like it， it doesn't feel helpful to me。 Luckily the "data" is on my side most of the time， but generally I guess I could say I just disagree with a data-driven approach to parenting？ She does acknowledge that there is a lack of research and that there are sooo many variables at play in your child's outcomes， which I appreciated。 For just about every single decision she discusses， there is more than one way to go about it and there isn't often a hard yes or no either way， even when the data is analyzed。 Maybe if you're on the fence about certain things， seeing that one way or the other isn't necessarily *harmful* would ease your mind in your parenting。 One thing in particular that I did truly appreciate: in the bit about sleep training， she makes it clear that there is a big difference between sleep training and neglecting your child's needs。 I think in the anti-sleep training camp， there is a tendency to conflate the two and it was important to me that she was able to articulate this and distinguish interval training from a general lack of care and support （which is sadly present in some sleep trainers methods and shouldn't be ignored imo， but that's another beast entirely lol）。 Otherwise， nothing stood out to me as being super noteworthy。 Consider also that I studied child psychology and development， and had a career in early childhood education （and have seen the good， the bad， and the ugly of what that can look like）。 I already have pretty well thought out parenting plans based on this。 But to someone who doesn't have this background and experience， this book could very well be a life-saver！ 。。。more
Kristyna Holikova
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Not as informative as E。 Oster’s first book Expecting Better， but still great。 Im a big fan of the author， she has made my pregnancy and early parenthood much less stressful。
Lindsay Alyse
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She'd ask big questions and then say that ultimately do whatever you want。 Not a helpful book。 She'd ask big questions and then say that ultimately do whatever you want。 Not a helpful book。 。。。more
Brittany
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Cute。 Nerdy。 Totally neurotic but so am I so I kinda loved it。 I had the audiobook on 2x the speed because it’s really data heavy。 I can’t imagine I’d actually get through the book。 Glad I’m reading it retrospectively and not as a new mom - it would have either scared me or pissed me off that it didn’t give me the answers 。。 not until I found my footing/confidence as a mom， can I look at the data and then ask “what is best for my family？”
Keerthy
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This book is a consolidation of all the research on things after childbirth， by an economist mom with two totally different kids。 I really liked and enjoyed reading Oster's book on pregnancy， 'Expecting Better'， and was delighted to receive a copy of 'Cribsheet' （a gift from husband's colleagues）， a similar data driven book on the questions after the baby arrives。 For data and research maniacs like me， this book outlines all the relevant research available on topics like breastfeeding， sleep tra This book is a consolidation of all the research on things after childbirth， by an economist mom with two totally different kids。 I really liked and enjoyed reading Oster's book on pregnancy， 'Expecting Better'， and was delighted to receive a copy of 'Cribsheet' （a gift from husband's colleagues）， a similar data driven book on the questions after the baby arrives。 For data and research maniacs like me， this book outlines all the relevant research available on topics like breastfeeding， sleep training， foods， schools， etc。， and makes basic suggestions as to how we can make our decisions。 It helps to know the numbers when you are going to make certain choices。 Like for example， I co-slept with my baby and found it easier that way （In our culture， it is more common）。 But I was constantly worried if I was making a dangerous choice。 The chapter on sleeping gave me some peace。 The numbers are definitely ony side。 And I also took all the necessary precautions to minimize the risk， however small。 So yeah， I definitely recommend this book， if not for advice but as a stress buster during the early days of parenthood。 。。。more
Lori Mancell
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Excellent for parents expecting a baby
Janessa
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Such a great parenting book。 She's always so reassuring and well-researched。 Such a great parenting book。 She's always so reassuring and well-researched。 。。。more
Marta
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She does it again！ Extremely helpful data presented in an unbiased way that allows me to make educated decisions about raising my daughter。 Love her humor as well， which makes it a fun read。
Carrie Reed
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A good quick intro to many topics new parents agonize over。 A conversation starter that encourages you to learn more， do your own research。 I appreciated the summary of data。 This book is a birds eyes view into parenthood， not a book with all the answers。 I appreciated that。
Aubrey Hill
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I really love people who sort through messy data and research and explain it to me in plain English。
Hank Mountain
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I really like the idea of this book， but I think it falls a little short of my scientific expectations。 Oster gives a pretty good birdseye of raising a child for the first year and beyond， but I couldn't help but feel that she perpetually gives off the attitude of "don't worry， whatever you do is fine。" While that might be reassuring for some worried parents， I wish she took a harder stance on some topics instead of trying to play meditator to mommy wars。 She does take a definitive stance on a f I really like the idea of this book， but I think it falls a little short of my scientific expectations。 Oster gives a pretty good birdseye of raising a child for the first year and beyond， but I couldn't help but feel that she perpetually gives off the attitude of "don't worry， whatever you do is fine。" While that might be reassuring for some worried parents， I wish she took a harder stance on some topics instead of trying to play meditator to mommy wars。 She does take a definitive stance on a few things such as delayed cord clamping and baby sleeping on back， but none of this is particularly news。 My wife has gone through pregnancy and we just had our first child and I can say that all of Oster's takes are just standard care now。 This book gives less of cutting edge science to make sure your doing the best for your baby and more of a feel good book for parents so they don't have worries。 All that being said， this book will give you a good birds eye view of the nomenclature， normal practices， and just answer some general "how to baby" questions。 。。。more
Elissa
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Decided not to finish this book。 It presents a lot of scenarios， ones that you may not even encounter， without any clear plan or recommendation for how to assess the "data" that is being presented to you。 Ultimately， it only served to have my second guessing my decision - not deliver better， "relaxed" parenting。 Also did not appreciate the rambling stream of consciousness style of the writer。 Decided not to finish this book。 It presents a lot of scenarios， ones that you may not even encounter， without any clear plan or recommendation for how to assess the "data" that is being presented to you。 Ultimately， it only served to have my second guessing my decision - not deliver better， "relaxed" parenting。 Also did not appreciate the rambling stream of consciousness style of the writer。 。。。more
Maureen Forys
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I love Emily Oster。 I wish she had a book like this about everything。 Alternative title: Parenting for People with Generalized Anxiety: What to Actually Worry About
Maeve
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Lots of information and citations， but distilled into easy to understand language。 Like "Expecting Better"， Oster isn't going to tell you exactly what to do but will present you with the data to help you make the best informed decision for your family。I did feel that the last few chapters， Oster ran out of steam and there was some repetitive information being shared to pad out the end of the book。 But otherwise， a solid read I'm happy to pass on to other parents。 Lots of information and citations， but distilled into easy to understand language。 Like "Expecting Better"， Oster isn't going to tell you exactly what to do but will present you with the data to help you make the best informed decision for your family。I did feel that the last few chapters， Oster ran out of steam and there was some repetitive information being shared to pad out the end of the book。 But otherwise， a solid read I'm happy to pass on to other parents。 。。。more
Victoria
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Extremely reassuring without telling parents what to do。
Nikos Koukis
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Awesome book。Based on solid research and taking into account individual and family preferences
Rachelle
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I picked this up because I’d seen a few people online recommend it as a good first parenting book。 It was a fast， easy read and some chapters were very informative。 I especially thought the chapter on sleep training （a new and intimidating concept to me） was helpful。 However it’s more of a jumping off point/overview of a lot of topics。 As a first time parent， that’s what I was looking for， but for more in depth information it’s probably best to check out books more specific to certain topics。
Katie Coleman
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An informative companion to Expecting Better。 Both books will essentially breakdown the science and evidence behind pregnancy and early child rearing。 I appreciate Oster’s evidence-based approach， her allergy to old wives tales， her humor and her goal to empower people to make their own choices。 Highly recommend！
Giannis Kyr
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Interested in evidence based approaches and not having enough time to read through literature？ Emily Oster has done it for us and this is a summary。 Thank you！ Excellent book。
Ozgur Deniz
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Data driven facts about parenting。 Although much of the highlights lacks measure， some do and you'll learn from them。 Data driven facts about parenting。 Although much of the highlights lacks measure， some do and you'll learn from them。 。。。more
Jessica McClure
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While I was pregnant I read Expecting Better which I found quite helpful so I was excited to read Cribsheet。 I was somewhat disappointed with this book。 The author does a good job of presenting the research studies on the various topics， but due to the lack of studies and their inconclusive nature， there isn’t much I was able to take a way from this book。 I may have found this book more helpful if I read it before my baby arrived and I had made most of the big parenting decisions。 It’s worth a r While I was pregnant I read Expecting Better which I found quite helpful so I was excited to read Cribsheet。 I was somewhat disappointed with this book。 The author does a good job of presenting the research studies on the various topics， but due to the lack of studies and their inconclusive nature， there isn’t much I was able to take a way from this book。 I may have found this book more helpful if I read it before my baby arrived and I had made most of the big parenting decisions。 It’s worth a read to see what studies are out there on various topics related to babies， but if you are expecting a book to tell you what you should do to raise your baby this book isn’t it。 It also had very little covering the toddler years。 。。。more
Cheryl Anne
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Written in the same style as Expecting Better， this is the natural progression after you've actually given birth to your child。 Same overall message， which is still as necessary as ever: the data is murky at best， on many of your most pressing questions。 She lays out what the data can tell you， and encourages you to make your own， now more informed， decisions。 Would recommend to read this first before any other parenting book， so that you can take all that subsequent advice with the much needed Written in the same style as Expecting Better， this is the natural progression after you've actually given birth to your child。 Same overall message， which is still as necessary as ever: the data is murky at best， on many of your most pressing questions。 She lays out what the data can tell you， and encourages you to make your own， now more informed， decisions。 Would recommend to read this first before any other parenting book， so that you can take all that subsequent advice with the much needed grain of salt。 。。。more
Claire
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I definitely learned a lot， but was disappointed that most of the data is inconclusive。 I felt like it never said “so here’s the best solution！”
Angie Dahl
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