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Ever wonder how you can equip yourself with the tools to make the best decisions for your baby? Being a parent involves an overwhelming number of duties and responsibilities and in this episode Emily Oster, PhD who is an economics professor and very well known author in the parenting field is here to talk about the data that is available to help parents and caregivers make data-driven decisions for their babies.

SUMMARY OF EPISODE

In this episode I’m interviewing Emily Oster, PhD who discusses:

• The importance of reading data and learning how it can help parents make data-driven decisions about topics such as introduction to solids 

• Gray areas relating to “waiting 3-5 days between introductory foods” and “how often to feed allergenic foods to babies”

• How introduction to foods early and often can help babies develop taste and acceptance to foods.

• A parent's role in shaping the way they interact with their kids during meals and understanding that you can’t control what they eat but you can control how the meal goes.

ABOUT THE GUEST

• Emily Oster holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard, is an economics professor at Brown University and her academic work focuses on health economics and statistical methods.

• She is a very well known author of a number of books on parenting and pregnancy with the goal of creating a world of more relaxed pregnant women and parents.

• Emily is the author of Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong and What You Really Need to Know, Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting from Birth to Preschool, and The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years.

• Emily is also the author of a highly engaged substack newsletter called PARENT DATA, it’s a twice weekly newsletter about data, parenting and pregnancy.

LINKS FROM EPISODE

• Visit Emily Oster’s website HERE

• Subscribe to Newsletter Parent Data HERE

• Follow Emily on Instagram @profemilyoster

• Learn more about the Paprika Recipe Manager HERE

  Emily Oster, PhD Books:

• Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong and What you Really Need to Know Analyzes the data behind many common pregnancy rules, and aims to improve decision-making for pregnant women.

• Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting from Brith to Preschool Same as “Expecting Better” but for early childhood-what does the evidence really say on breastfeeding, cosleeping, or potty training. 
  The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years Takes this approach to parenting in the early school years, looking at data on school, extracurriculars, sleep and also providing a framework to make unexpected decisions and address the logistical challenges of this period of parenting.

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