Why people recommend it
Cribsheet is a data-driven parenting book by Emily Oster that examines early childhood data to help parents make informed decisions about sleep, nutrition, and development. On an episode of Breaking Points, Saagar Enjeti strongly urged any expectant parents to read this book along with its predecessor, adding it to his personal parenting reading list. Meanwhile, on People I (Mostly) Admire, host Steve Levitt discussed Cribsheet with Emily Oster, describing it as her second book focused on child-rearing and noting that it shares the same spirit as her first work, Expecting Better. Levitt observed that Cribsheet was likely much harder to write because the available data regarding child-rearing are far less extensive and conclusive than the data surrounding pregnancy. Oster engaged with the host to discuss these methodological challenges, explaining how she navigated the murkier waters of infant and child development research. Both podcasts highlighted the practical value of Oster's work in cutting through parental anxiety by offering clear, evidence-based analyses of complex and often contradictory modern parenting advice.
Who recommended it
- Saagar Enjeti Recommended
Saagar Enjeti — 1 mention
“And that is why I am urging any expectant parent read these books and her follow-up crib sheet.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 1
“So 'Cribsheet,' which is your second book about child-rearing, is very much in the same spirit as 'Expecting Better,' but in many ways, I think it’s harder to write because the data are not nearly as extensive or as conclusive on child-rearing as they are on pregnancy. So how did you deal with that?”