Raising Parents with Emily Oster

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Poseidon is the god of the sea, Dionysus of wine and merrymaking, and Emily Oster? She’s the god of parenting. An economics professor at Brown University, Oster has built a massive and loyal audience by providing overwhelmed parents with the information and data they need to make solid and sound parenting decisions in a very confusing world. Her first book, Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong—and What You Really Need to Know, sold over a million copies and was translated into 19 languages, unseating the classic What to Expect When You’re Expecting as a fixture on many...

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  • Ep 6: Are Smartphones Stealing Childhood?Oct 23, 2024 · 52 min
  • Ep 5: Are Boys Being Left Behind?Oct 16, 2024 · 46 min
  • Ep 4: Are We Overmedicating Kids?Oct 9, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
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  • Ep 2: Have We Forgotten How to Discipline?Sep 25, 2024 · 49 min
  • Ep 1: Are We Over-Parenting Our Kids?Sep 18, 2024 · 47 min

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