Sebastian: I'm not sure what we would do with that. It's a tough thing to test. For some people, this is like a great experience. They love having their kids in their bed until they're old. But if you don't get to see your kids much during the day, it's nice to see them at night.
Economist and author Emily Oster of Brown University talks about her book Cribsheet with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Oster explores what the data and evidence can tell us about parenting in areas such as breastfeeding, sleep habits, discipline, vaccination, and food allergies. Oster often finds that commonly held views on some of these topics are not well supported by the evidence while on others, the evidence appears decisive. Oster thoughtfully explores the challenges of using empirical work and balances our sometimes ignorance with common sense.