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Children sort pictures of food by color in a day care center with the help of a teacher.

Updated on Sep. 16, 2025

11 minute read

Is Day Care Bad for Children? + [Emily Cracknell]

Emily Oster

A baby sits in a tub full of bath water with a rubber ducky.

Updated on Feb. 19, 2025

3 minute read

How Dangerous Is It for My Kid to Drink Bathwater?

Emily Oster

A small group of children sits attentively around their teacher, who is reading them a book.

Jan. 15, 2024

10 minute read

Does Quality Child Care Really Make a Difference in Child Development?

Emily Oster

Teacher and toddler playing with math puzzle game while sitting at a table.

Jan. 15, 2024

10 minute read

The Day Care Debate Revisited — Jessica Yee

Emily Oster

Young children playing with teacher in the classroom

Jan. 15, 2024

10 minute read

Is Daycare Harmful for Children? - Margaret Ellison

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A nurse puts a bandaid on a teen's arm after administering a vaccine.

Updated on Sep. 24, 2025

2 minute read

COVID, COVID Vaccines, and Menstrual Cycles

Emily Oster

Dec. 21, 2023

16 minute read

Parenting Through Grief

Emily Oster

Dec. 19, 2023

3 minute read

Can My Kid Get a Flu Shot While Sick?

Emily Oster

Dec. 18, 2023

7 minute read

Is General Anesthesia Safe for Kids?

Emily Oster

Elf on the shelf with other holiday decorations

Dec. 11, 2023

7 minute read

“Elf on the Shelf” and Economic Theory

Emily Oster

Dec. 12, 2023

3 minute read

Should I Let My Kids Play Football?

Emily Oster

Four children smiling and jumping with hands raised into the air.

Nov. 27, 2023

8 minute read

What Does Matter for Childhood Outcomes?

Emily Oster

Child (a young girl) lays on a massage bed while female chiropractor lifts her leg

Dec. 5, 2023

2 minute read

Should My Kid See a Chiropractor?

Emily Oster

Dec. 7, 2023

8 minute read

Parenting and Eating Disorders

Cole Kazdin

Mother and a baby listening to the music with headphones

Nov. 28, 2023

3 minute read

Is Listening to a Show Just as Bad as Watching It?

Emily Oster

Nov. 28, 2023

9 minute read

Everything You Need to Know About Poop

Emily Oster

Nov. 16, 2023

18 minute read

How to Weigh the Risks of Social Media

Emily Oster

A caregiver wipes the nose of a sick toddler.

Nov. 13, 2023

4 minute read

How Often Do Kids Get Sick?

Emily Oster

Poison ivy plants are pictured growing on the grown.

Nov. 7, 2023

2 minute read

Can You Immunize Yourself Against Poison Ivy?

Emily Oster

Nov. 2, 2023

14 minute read

Let’s Talk Puberty

Emily Oster