Cribsheet : a data-driven guide to better, more relaxed parenting, from birth to preschool / Emily Oster.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525559252
- Physical Description: xxv, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Pregnancy > Decision making. Pregnant women > Health and hygiene. Pregnancy > Economic aspects. Parenthood. |
Available copies
- 6 of 7 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Grand Forks and District Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 7 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Grand Forks | 649.1 OST (Text) | 35142002673258 | Adult Non Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2019 March #1
Oster found that decisions surrounding parenting didn't stop after she wrote her first parenting book, Expecting Better (2013), while she was pregnant. "There are lines you shouldn't cross with young children, but there are many more gray areas. Thinking about our choices in cost/benefit terms helps take some of the stress off a decision." In this book, she covers a number of the big decisions parents must tackle, adding some levity with facts and figures meant to make readers laugh. Topics cover a broad range, starting with immediately post-birth decisions regarding newborn baths and circumcision, then onto having vaccinations, feeding your toddler dinner, and getting along with your spouse after having children. Parents who find comfort in statistics, and especially those who enjoy Malcolm Gladwell's works, will appreciate this and may also want to seek out Worried? Science Investigates Some of Life's Common Concerns (2019), by Lise Johnson and Eric Chudler. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2019 March #1
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Copyright 2019 Publishers Weekly.Expecting Better ) goes beyond the anecdotal to give parents of babies and toddlers both the data and the theoretical framework they need to make informed choices about raising their children. Among the issues addressed: vaccination (the data say yes, emphatically); when to introduce potential food allergens (early exposure to peanuts probably reduces allergies); and screen time (not useful for helping a child learn until he or she is three, and then the data are inconclusive). Along the way, Oster also introduces useful concepts like "Bayesian statistics," which involves starting with an existing personal belief and then applying new data to see if it still seems valid. She encourages parents to think about opportunity costs (letting a toddler watch TV for an hour to give the parent a break can be worth the potential downside) and shares the "best parenting advice I've ever gotten"âa pediatrician telling her, in response to her questions about myriad possible emergencies befalling her daughter, "Just try not to think about that." Parents new and old will find reassurance in this commonsense approach.(Apr.)