Emily Oster

From the author of EXPECTING BETTER, an economist's guide to the early years of parenting With Expecting Better, award-winning economist Emily Oster spotted a need in the pregnancy market for advice that gave women the information they needed to make the best decision for their own pregnancies. By digging into the data, Oster found that much of the conventional pregnancy wisdom was wrong. In Cribsheet, she now tackles an even greater challenge: decision-making in the early years of parenting. As any new parent knows, there is an abundance of often-conflicting advice hurled at you from doctors, family, friends, and strangers on the internet. From the earliest days, parents get the message that they must make certain choices around feeding, sleep, and schedule or all will be lost. There's a rule--or three--for everything. 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 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. She also shows parents how to think through freighted questions like if and how to go back to work, how to think about toddler discipline, and how to have a relationship and parent at the same time. Economics is the science of decision-making, and CRIBSHEET is a thinking parent's guide to the chaos and frequent misinformation of the early years. Emily Oster is a trained expert--and mom of two--who can empower us to make better, less fraught decisions--and stay sane in the years before preschool.

A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool

Cribsheet

Pregnancy--unquestionably one of the most profound, meaningful experiences of adulthood--can reduce otherwise intelligent women to, well, babies. We're told to avoid cold cuts, sushi, alcohol, and coffee, but aren't told why. Rules for prenatal testing are hard and fast--and unexplained. Are all of these recommendations right for every mom-to-be? Here, the author shows that pregnancy rules are often misguided and sometimes flat-out wrong. Pregnant women face an endless stream of decisions, from the casual to the frightening. Expecting Better presents the hard facts and real-world advice you won't get at the doctor's office or in the existing literature.

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Expecting better

The instant New York Times bestseller! "Emily Oster dives into the data on parenting issues, cuts through the clutter, and gives families the bottom line to help them make better decisions." -Good Morning America "A targeted mini-MBA program designed to help moms and dads establish best practices for day-to-day operations. -The Washington Post From the bestselling author of Expecting Better and Cribsheet, the next step in data driven parenting from economist Emily Oster. 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. Unlike the hourly challenges of infant parenting, the big questions in this age come up less frequently. But we live with the consequences of our decisions for much longer. What's the right kind of school and at what age should a particular kid start? How do you encourage a healthy diet? Should kids play a sport and how seriously? How do you think smartly about encouraging children's independence? Along with these bigger questions, Oster investigates how to navigate the complexity of day-to-day family logistics. Making these decisions is less about finding the specific answer and more about taking the right approach. Parents of this age are often still working in baby mode, which is to say, under stress and on the fly. That is a classic management problem, and Oster takes a page from her time as a business school professor at the University of Chicago to show us that thoughtful business process can help smooth out tough family decisions. The Family Firm is a smart and winning guide to how to think clearly--and with less ambient stress--about the key decisions of the elementary school years. Parenting is a full-time job. It's time we start treating it like one.

A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years

The Family Firm

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Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--And What You Really Need to Know (the Parentdata) (Spiral-bound)

“Para mães curiosas cujos médicos se limitam a proibir prazeres cotidianos sem base na ciência.” – The New York Times “Emily Oster nos mostra os fatos concretos de forma suave e compreensível.” – Amy Schumer Um livro que desfaz mitos e oferece às grávidas ferramentas para tomar decisões fundamentadas e seguras. A gravidez é cheia de regras. Sem muitas explicações, as mulheres são orientadas a evitar café, fazer repouso, não ganhar muito peso, cortar certos alimentos... Uma longa lista de proibições. Economista respeitada, Emily Oster sempre lidou com dados e evidências. Quando engravidou e ouviu os primeiros “Isso não pode”, decidiu estudar a ciência por trás dos vetos. E chegou a conclusões surpreendentes. Descobriu que a maioria das proibições se baseia em premissas jamais comprovadas pela ciência. Algumas estão totalmente erradas. Mulheres grávidas encontrarão neste livro informações confiáveis para tomar as melhores decisões para si mesmas e seus bebês. Assim, poderão desfrutar ao máximo esse período inesquecível da vida.

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O guia da grávida bem informada

Frischgebackenen Eltern werden mit einer Vielzahl von gut gemeinten Ratschlägen bombardiert, sei es von Ärzten, Freunden oder im Netz. Von Anfang an müssen sie die richtigen Entscheidungen treffen rund um F üttern, Schlaf und Timing – sonst ist das Kind direkt verloren ... Doch wie soll man dazu trotz chronischen Schlafmangels in der Lage sein? Mit den neuesten Zahlen und Daten zu allen wichtigen Fragen der ersten vier Lebensjahre zeigt Emily Oster, dass die gängigen Weisheiten nicht immer wahr sind. Sie entlarvt Mythen über Stillen, Schlaftraining und Spracherwerb und zeigt, was wirklich gilt.

Die ersten vier Jahre - Was an den meisten gut gemeinten Ratschlägen falsch ist und was Sie wirklich wissen müssen

Das einzig wahre Baby-Handbuch

Op de nuchtere feiten in dit boek kun je als ouder echt vertrouwen 'Dit boek staat bij ons thuis inmiddels beter bekend als “De Bijbel”. In de wereld van opvoedboeken is er een enorme hoeveelheid onzin op de markt, maar dit is een slim, genuanceerd en écht wetenschappelijk onderbouwd pleidooi voor relaxter, leuker en gezonder ouderschap.' Rutger Bregman, auteur van o.a. De meeste mensen deugen Je kunt als aanstaande ouder helemaal gek en onzeker worden van alle – en vaak tegenstrijdige – adviezen die je krijgt; maar wat klopt er nu werkelijk van al die goedbedoelde raad? Wat zeggen de data en welke onderzoeken zijn echt betrouwbaar? Emily Oster, econoom, professor en moeder van twee kinderen, besloot zelf de onderzoeken uit te pluizen om de feiten boven tafel te krijgen. Ze ontkracht mythes rondom borstvoeding (geen wondermiddel), slaaptraining (goed te doen!), zindelijkheidstraining (wacht totdat ze er klaar voor zijn, of koop ze om), taalontwikkeling (vroege praters worden niet per definitie genieën), en vele andere onderwerpen. Zo kun je als ouder je eigen, weloverwogen keuzes maken. Keuzes die voor iedereen anders kunnen zijn, maar die met dit boek in elk geval gebaseerd zijn op feiten in plaats van fabels. Emily Oster is professor economie aan Brown University en schrijft boeken over zwangerschap en ouderschap. Haar werk is gepubliceerd in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes en Esquire. Emily staat ook wel bekend als de ‘parenting guru’. Haar doel: een wereld creëren van meer ontspannen (aanstaande) ouders. Ze woont in de Verenigde Staten met haar man en twee kinderen.

Op data gebaseerd, voor een relaxter ouderschap, van baby tot peuter

Opvoedfeiten

Während ihrer ersten Schwangerschaft erhielt Emily Oster immer wieder Ratschläge, die einander zwar widersprachen, aber alle mit beeindruckender Vehemenz vorgebracht wurden. Also ging sie das Problem systematisch an. Sie sammelte Daten, sie analysierte und wog ab. So ist dieses Buch entstanden: der erste große Schwangerschafts-Ratgeber aus der Feder einer Ökonomin. Emily Oster räumt auf mit zahlreichen weit verbreitete Mythen zu Ernährung während der Schwangerschaft, Alkohol und Bettruhe. Auf Basis aktuellster Studien erhalten werdende Mütter so das Wissen, das sie wirklich brauchen.

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