Raising Parents with Emily Oster
by The Free Press
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<p>Poseidon is the god of the sea, Dionysus of wine and merrymaking, and Emily Oster? She’s the god of parenting. </p><p><br></p><p>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, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/93116/9780143125709"><em>Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong—and What You Really Need to Know</em></a>, sold over a million copies and was translated into 19 languages, unseating the classic <em>What to Expect When You’re Expecting</em> as a fixture on many pregnant mothers’ bedtime tables. </p><p><br></p><p>In this new series with <em>The Free Press</em>, Oster tackles the deep, difficult, existential, and often controversial questions facing parents today: <em>Are we too soft on kids these days? How do I raise an independent child in an era of overpr