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Parenting is full of decisions, nearly all of which can be agonised over. There is an abundance of often conflicting advice hurled at you from doctors, family, friends and strangers on the internet. But the benefits of these choices can be overstated, and the trade-offs can be profound. How do you make your own best decision? Armed with the data, Oster finds that the conventional wisdom doesn't always hold up. She debunks myths and offers non-judgemental ways to consider our options in light of the facts.

From age five to 12, parenting decisions get more complicated and have lasting consequences. What's the right kind of school? Should they play a sport? When's the right time for a phone? Making these decisions is less about finding the specific answer and more about taking the right approach. Along with these bigger questions, Oster investigates how to navigate the complexity of day-to-day family logistics. The Family Firm is a smart and winning guide to how to think more clearly - and with less ambient stress - about the key decisions of these early years.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Family Firm comes a practical exploration on how second (and later) pregnancies can feel different to the first time around. On what can feel like uneven terrain, navigating or planning a pregnancy after complications can plunge you into an unfamiliar world of decision making; conversations with medical providers can be hard and scary, and with a lack of information given to you, it can feel like you aren't given any choices about what happens to you at all.

Cualquier madre o padre primerizo sabe que amigos, familiares, médicos y hasta extraños en internet lanzan una gran cantidad de consejos, a menudo contradictorios, sobre la crianza de tu bebé. Desde los primeros días, los padres deben tomar muchas decisiones -lactancia, vacunas, horarios para dormir, elegir guardería- en las que cabe la posibilidad de arruinarlo todo. ¿Cómo elegir la mejor opción? ¿A quién creerle?

Der beste Ratgeber für Schwangerschaft von der New York Times-Bestsellerautorin Emily Oster. Schwangerschaft und Geburt (und Kindererziehung) gehören zu den wichtigsten und bedeutsamsten Erfahrungen, die Menschen machen können – wahrscheinlich sind es die bedeutsamsten überhaupt. Und doch haben wir oft gar nicht die Möglichkeit, unsere Entscheidungen kritisch zu überprüfen. Stattdessen erwartet man von uns, dass wir ohne Widerrede einen überwiegend willkürlichen Vorschriftenkatalog befolgen.