Penguin Random House

Cribsheet: A Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool

In Cribsheet, economist Emily Oster tackles the challenge of decision-making in the early years of parenting. As any new parent knows, there is an abundance of often-conflicting advice from doctors, family, friends and the internet. So how do you make your own best decision? Armed with data, Oster finds that the conventional wisdom doesn’t always hold up—she debunks myths around breastfeeding, sleep training, potty training, language acquisition and many other topics. She also shows parents how to think through freighted questions like if and how to go back to work and how to think about toddler discipline.

• Author: Emily Oster
• ISBN: 0525559272
• Paperback
• Author of Expecting Better and The Family Firm