Work And Life With Stew Friedman

Emily Oster is Professor of Economics at Brown University and a mom of two. She has written two parent's guides to the chaos and frequent misinformation that often occurs in the early years of parenthood. She addresses, and often debunks, myths on breast feeding, sleep training, language acquisition, and more. In both her books --  Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool and Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong and What You Really Need to Know -- she aims to create a world of more relaxed pregnant women and parents.  She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.In this episode, Stew and Emily discuss the state of the research on parenting and how much of can result in one-size-fits-all recommendations that may not be accurate or useful for individual children, parents, and families.  In describing the source of inspiration for her books on parenting, Emily explains her journey from her first pregnancy throug