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  • A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool
  • By: Emily Oster
  • Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
  • Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (125 ratings)

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Cribsheet

By: Emily Oster
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
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Summary

The instant New York Times best seller

Parenting is full of decisions, nearly all of which can be agonised 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. 

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©2019 Emily Oster (P)2019 Hachette Audio UK

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"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)

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waste of time and money

I didn't like at all. I read many of helpful parenting books but this one I hated

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entertaining and informative

I love that she looked into studies and summarized what is there to know about key things for new parents.

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Good takeaways, but could have been communicated in 10% of the actual length of the book, without the methodology deep dives

Good takeaways, but could have been communicated in 10% of the actual length of the book, without the methodology deep dives

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Every question answered

I love Oster’s data driven approach to all the questions parents have in the early years. An enjoyable read as much as it is informative.

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Unhelpful non-conclusions from a non-scientist

The intent of the book is excellent. I am completely behind examining the evidence to see what we actually can demonstrate to be helpful for improving outcomes for parents and babies. However, there are so many issues with this book that really take away from its validity and usefulness.

1. The author’s biases heavily influence her presentation and recommendations, yet she continually claims to be presenting the information in an unbiased way. Definitely not true.

2. In places, she’s drawing conclusions from data that aren’t actually there. Which I find especially annoying considering her continual statements about relying on the data and her expertise.

3. She misses SO many other factors in so many of the decisions. Coming from an economics background without birth professional expertise really shows. You don’t know what you don’t know and she has such large gaps in the decision processes it seriously limits the usefulness of the information.

I would have loved to be able to recommend it. But I can’t even stomach finishing it.

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Absolutely annoying!

It was a chore to finish it. I don't think I got any actually useful info out of this whole experience.

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Fabulous

Brilliant book, eat to understand, well written excellent all round. Thank you Emily Oster! I want to see expecting better on audible too


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  • 05-08-21

well researched well presented thoughts on parenti

really helpful for first time parents to give confidence in doing what you believe is best

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Worth a read for new and old parents

A pretty good place to start when you’re looking for some advice on decisions for your family and possibly more importantly for reminding yourself that doing what works for you and your baby is likely what’s best most of the time. We’re on baby 2 and it would’ve helped to read it before baby 1.

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a good overview

Narrator made it easy to listen, book content was good. It's a difficult subject as so much is personal choice but the author is good at making this clear.

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  • 22-07-19

Amazing book! Terrible recording!

What a great book. Amazing. Unique. Insightful. Helpful. Full of brilliant data and advice and stuff.

First word of every paragraph is cut off - not so good. Please can Audible fix this! You are robbing prospective parents of incredibly useful content.

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