The Family Firm A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years

Emily Oster

eAudio - 2021

From the bestselling author of CRIBSHEET and EXPECTING BETTER, the next step in data driven parenting from economist Emily OsterIn The Family Firm, Brown professor of economics and mom of two Emily Oster offers a classic business school framework for data-driven parents to think more deliberately about the key issues of the elementary years: school, health, extracurricular activities, and more.Unlike the hourly challenges of infant parenting, the big questions in this age come up less frequently. But we live with the consequences of our decisions for much longer. What's the right kind of school and at what age should a particular kid start? How do you encourage a healthy diet? Should kids play a sport and how seriously? How do you thin...k smartly about encouraging children's independence? Along with these bigger questions, Oster investigates how to navigate the complexity of day-to-day family logistics.Making these decisions is less about finding the... more