Freakonomics Radio

376. The Data-Driven Guide to Sane Parenting

May 2, 2019 · 49 min · Episode 376 · 48.0 MB
0:00-49:59

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Humans have been having kids forever, so why are modern parents so bewildered? The economist Emily Oster marshals the evidence on the most contentious topics — breastfeeding and sleep training, vaccines and screen time — and tells her fellow parents to calm the heck down.


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