📚 6 Books mentioned in "Saagar: I'M HAVING A BABY" of Breaking Points

Breaking Points

Podcast: Breaking Points

Episode: Saagar: I'M HAVING A BABY

Published on April 15, 2025

Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!

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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

by Amy Chua

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How to raise kids who aren't The Anxious Generation, The Self-driven Child, and even throwbacks like Battle Him of the Tiger Mother.

The speaker lists this 'throwback' book among others they read about raising kids.

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Bringing Up Bébé

by Pamela Druckerman

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It's called Bringing Up Bay. One American mother discovers the wisdom of French parenting.

The speaker mentions this popular book about French parenting as an example of how Western society can support mothers.

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Cribsheet

by Emily Oster

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And that is why I am urging any expectant parent read these books and her follow-up crib sheet.

The speaker urges expectant parents to read this book, referring to it as Emily Oster's follow-up 'crib sheet'.

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The Anxious Generation

by Jonathan Haidt

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How to raise kids who aren't The Anxious Generation, The Self-driven Child, and even throwbacks like Battle Him of the Tiger Mother.

The speaker lists this book among others they read about raising kids.

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The First Forty Days

by Heng Ou, Amely Greeven, Marisa Belger

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By reading books such as the first 40 days, I learned this is not normal in the rest of the world.

The speaker mentions reading this book and learning about postpartum practices in other countries.

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The Self-driven Child

by William R. Stixrud, Ned Johnson

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How to raise kids who aren't The Anxious Generation, The Self-driven Child, and even throwbacks like Battle Him of the Tiger Mother.

The speaker lists this book among others they read about raising kids.

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