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Gerrit Roorda

Definitely American..

Beoordeeld in Nederland op 25 december 2021

Nicely written and good to have a summaru of available data. Definitely American though, and as such quite far from nature (or from the entire human history for that matter): wondering ‘whether or not to breastfeed’, talking about ‘three nights in hospital’, and ‘waiting for the baby to be brought back after various tests’ and frequenting a pediatrician…

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Mary

Interesting book, but the Kindle version is disappointing.

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 2 juni 2019

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The book is very interesting and compiles lots of research on all kinds of child rearing questions.
I would give a high rating, but the Kindle version is lacking all graphs and lists. The text frequently refers to the graphs, which makes for a very frustrating read!

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Emma V

Science behind the parenting myths

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 19 mei 2019

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I haven't read Expecting Better, Emily Oster's previous book, but had high hopes for Cribsheet. Each chapter addresses a different area of parenting "dilemmas", relating to a topic that parents often worry about - like, how to feed baby (breast/bottle), is baby's sleep normal and what to do about it, are vaccines safe, etc etc. Oster's writing is snappy and digestible, but she takes a very cool-headed, neutral approach, trying to look at what the scientific evidence says about each topic rather than present a particular "way of doing things", as many parenting books do. She steers clear from giving recommendations, unless there is overwhelming evidence for benefit and very little risk, like in the vaccines chapter. There are occasional personal anecdotes which liven things up, although sometimes I think she goes overboard a bit on this. The breast/bottle feeding chapter will probably raise quite a few hackles, because Oster's summary of the scientific evidence is very different from what the "orthodoxy" says - she basically notes that there is solid evidence that breastfeeding helps prevent infections, and may have some other benefits too, but many of the longer-term proposed benefits of breastfeeding aren't proven (in her opinion). Therefore, in her view, if you choose to not breastfeed, or switch from breast to formula milk, you aren't choosing a course of action that is depriving your baby of important developmental benefits.
I felt some of the chapters, like on development, language, and use of TV/ipad were a bit thin, and not as fleshed out as they could be, but maybe that is because the evidence in these areas really is inconclusive. But it would have been nice to have more to say, or to delve into the data a bit deeper to address additional questions (eg, the often claimed suggestion that kids who grow up with more than one language in the home, have other advantages in their development or learning process).
The final chapters, on the relationships between parents, and how the adults adjust to becoming parents, was really interesting because so few books on parenting, ironically, actually address this. I felt this was really useful and prescient, and actually validating in a lot of ways. Being a parent can be very stressful at times, and it's nice to have someone (an academic "someone") recognise there is real objective data that marital relationships do, on average, suffer when two people have kids. But there are ways to help things, and it does get better (mainly).
All in all, I feel this is *not* a how-to manual at all, nor some kind of treatise on parenting philosophy (as so many of these books are), but rather a book that really takes the heat out of parenting - it tells you that there are many different ways to be a great and loving parent. Headlines abound in the media telling us how new scientific studies have "proven" that those of us who didn't choose X, or Y, or Z, have ended up failing our kids, but this book tells us that this really isn't so (or isn't proven to be so): it's about understanding your options, and what is right for your family in your circumstances.

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Caldi

An admirable review suffering from a few issues

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 6 september 2020

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Review from a fellow data nerd mum.

Emily Oster has made an admirable attempt at exploring published data on an incredible amount of topics to do with baby and young child rearing. She also draws from her own experience (or at least compares her experience and decisions to the data she describes, leading with a few anecdotes).

Unfortunately, I find the review suffers from a few issues. First, the build-up of topics is not very logical. For a non-US audience, starting the book off with a discussion around circumcision is a bit of a shocker. I think starting off with the data on the vitamin K shot, prolonged cord clamping, or some other issue directly following child birth, would have been a warmer welcome into the book.

Second, in her attempt to cover every possible topic, she touches on most topics a bit lightly, especially as the book progresses, almost as if she ran out of time. If course, on many topics, there isn't much data to begin with, making this quite a challenge (as is clear from the majority of conclusions - most things don't really have conclusive data). I find the downside is that a few rather important issues which do have reasonable scientific data are not discussed at all. For example, I found it surprising that she didn't discuss the risk of high arsenic levels through rice consumption. In fact she appears to advocate giving young babies rice cereal, which is at best unnecessary (it has virtually no nutritional value) and at worst potentially damaging at high levels.

Third, somewhat related to the previous point, Emily seems to try to use the data to largely justify her own decisions as a parent. Although she is an economist, she is, being a mum, of course not remotely impartial in writing this book. This makes it difficult to do an unbiased review. Although of course an expert in data, perhaps Emily is not best placed to write this book, as she is not an expert in a child psychology or medicine as such. This may be why she has missed a few important topics to discuss.

I do want to congratulate Emily on the enormous effort that has clearly gone into this book. And also on highlighting the need to put an end to mum-shaming which is so damaging and unhelpful to each and every mum. I wholeheartedly agree with her on that one.

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Dan

Evidence driven parenting. Why isn’t there more of this?!

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 30 juni 2019

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This book attempts to do what so few parenting books do, convey parenting advice for new born babies based on medical evidence. The result is an interesting and very useful book, which takes on many parenting myths and shines a light on the data (or not) behind them.

The main disadvantage of this book for the UK audience is that child-birth in the USA has very different practises to the good old NHS, and the very first chapter in the book - on circumcision! - seems weird and alien, as do the commentaries on practises in US maternity hospitals. Once past that first chapter, though, the focus moves to universal questions which are handled with a direct reference to the evidence and academic lifetime. A useful book and a breath of fresh air. Someone should write a British version!

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Shona

Get the facts

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 11 februari 2020

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I lived Oster's pregnancy book and when I found out she had another I had to read it ASAP before making some decisions. These books have made me way more relaxed about parenting because actually what you learn is that for a lot of things science struggles to find one "correct" way of doing things. As a new parent you come up against so many people who are scarily dogmatic about their way of doing things. But in truth there are pros and cons for most decisions, with a few hard lines that it is reassuring to know about and stick to. Reading these books will give you the facts you need to make your own decisions with confidence.

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Joe

Interesting and informative read

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 24 juli 2019

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Great book and concept. It was a very interesting read.

While I agree with other reviews which state some available studies on topics are not mentioned (it wouldn’t be a great or helpful read if every one was), I do think the author has a fair approach to all evidence. She regularly concludes that there isn’t enough evidence to definitively state something. But that’s a benefit to the reader.

This book does not scaremonger all the potential terrible consequences of parenting decisions when there isn’t available evidence. It’s not about ‘expert’ opinion that can’t be backed by science. It’s not a child psychology textbook.

This book is about enabling you to make the best decisions for your family based on the best available knowledge.

...and it’s really interesting!

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emies

Not super helpful/not super harmful/not much of anything

Beoordeeld in de Verenigde Staten op 5 mei 2019

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Here's the jist: if you have a higher socio-economic status you have more options. More options = more ability to make decisions. People that make certain decisions typically have the privilege to make those decisions. The kids of privilege to probably have better but outcomes not necessarily BBC their parents make better decisions, but bc those parents' decisions are shaped by their privilege. Most decisions are equally fine or maybe fine or probably fine. There. I saved you $16.

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Sue

A little bit boring

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 28 maart 2020

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I bought this book on the recommendation of a friend and they loved it and found this book very interesting. However, for me, I found this book incredibly boring to read. It is not exactly well written and it is just a plethora of study results which I didn't find all that helpful. However, this might be due to my parenting style which is fairly relaxed.

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Ms Lucy E Penny

Excellent resource for new/expecting parents

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 7 juli 2022

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Written in a very similar style to her first book, Expecting Better, and with the same approach. This is all about giving you the data so you can make informed decisions about how to parent your newborn to one year old baby. Lots of great info with detailed references. Essential for parents who want to make their own decisions based on the research.

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