A review by knachknachjoke
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool by Emily Oster

funny informative medium-paced

5.0

Really excellent, honest coverage of the myriad of issues new moms face with their newborns, infants, and toddlers - when the data points somewhere, Oster goes there, and when there's not enough evidence to say, she doesn't extrapolate beyond what's there. I feel SO much better equipped to stay out of the "mommy wars" whenever I have children (probably not for a while, haha) & to be able to look at actual data instead of just online anecdote when it comes to making decisions.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

The book covers topics like cosleeping in the context of preventing SIDS, which means SIDS is spoken about moderately often towards the beginning. There are no graphic stories, but basic facts about what causes SIDS and certain risk factors are covered, including mentions of how SIDS can happen

(such as falling asleep on your baby, or a pillow or blanket smothering them.)