Emily Oster on Data-Driven Parenting
The Mom Room
Renee Reina & Podcast Nation
4.8 • 601 Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Emily Oster, CEO of ParentData, mom of two, economics professor, author of Expecting Better, Crib Sheet, and The Family Firm, joins The Mom Room this week to discuss how data-driven parenting is needed in today's online world full of flashy headlines and anxious parents. As an economist focused on social policy, Emily dives into research around TTC, pregnancy, and parenting, and interprets studies through a thoughtful, nuanced lens. She shares with Renee her findings about breastfeeding, jumpstarting labor, screen time, extracurricular activities, bed rest, and more. If you're a parent trying to keep up with the ever-changing information online and find themselves googling at 2am "what are the effects of ____ on my child?" - this episode is for you!
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by Merritt Beauty. This is a dream sponsor for me because there's lots |
| 0:06.4 | of days where I'm just trying to get everything done in the morning. Get Milo ready, get his lunch made, |
| 0:12.6 | get myself ready. And if I manage to do something for myself or I'm like, you know, put on a little |
| 0:18.6 | bit of blush so I don't look like a ghost at drop off. |
| 0:22.7 | That means I'm having a good morning. |
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| 0:37.6 | because you can put it on both. It just gives me a natural, healthy glow without overdoing it. And now |
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