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by Emily Oster · Emily Oster
An economist's data-driven review of early parenting decisions such as breastfeeding, sleep training, and screen time, weighing the actual research evidence behind each choice to help parents reason through trade-offs instead of following anecdote or guilt-driven advice.
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