From the course: Everyday Statistics, with Eddie Davila

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Parenting

Parenting

From the course: Everyday Statistics, with Eddie Davila

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Parenting

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- [Instructor] The stress of being a parent begins even before your first child arrives. A happy and healthy baby is the goal and parents want to make good decisions. Both first time parents and parents with multiple kids have all sorts of questions, though. What should mothers do while pregnant? What are the crucial decisions in the first year? How can I keep my baby safe and happy? Can I do things to help put my child on the path to educational success? So, in our modern data driven world, more and more parents are leaning on statistics and research as guides to better parenting. But for every study that tells you drinking a little wine during pregnancy is probably okay, there are others that tell you it's definitely not a good idea. This is what one economist, Emily Oster, discovered during her pregnancy. She found so much conflicting research, often delivered in the form of two minute news clips and click bait,…

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