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A group of children play with toy cars on the floor.

Jan. 15, 2024

10 minute read

Is Day Care Good Or Bad For Kids? + Abby Conway

Emily Oster

A parent holding a baby on a bed wipes their eyes from exhaustion.

Jan. 9, 2024

3 minute read

What Can I Do About Exhaustion?

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

An infant at a daycare smiles while playing with other babies and toys.

Oct. 16, 2023

10 minute read

Is Day Care Bad for Children?

Emily Oster

A mother looks concerned as she answers her cell phone in at her desk in an office.

Jul. 17, 2023

6 minute read

Why Schools Always Call Moms

Emily Oster

Toy-sized mop and bucket, broom and garbage can, and brush and dustpan are seen on a pink background.

Apr. 21, 2023

3 minute read

How Can My Partner and I Equally Split Domestic Labor?

Emily Oster

A baby smiles as it is held by a new father.

Apr. 3, 2023

11 minute read

How Important Is Paternity Leave?

Emily Oster

Close up of a calendar with days crossed off and the 12th of the month circled.

Jan. 27, 2023

2 minute read

Will an Extended Separation Harm My Kid?

Emily Oster

A group of babies listening to ParentData on headphones

Jan. 25, 2023

19 minute read

Your Personal Questions on Career

Emily Oster

A parent stretches to prepare for jogging next to a baby stroller.

Jan. 9, 2023

13 minute read

Puberty, Postpartum, and Adaptation

Emily Oster

A group of babies listening to ParentData on headphones

Dec. 8, 2022

55 minute read

Parenting in America

Emily Oster

A young parent is holding a crying baby on one hip while trying to do the laundry with her other hand.

Dec. 8, 2022

16 minute read

What's Wrong With Parenting in America—And How to Fix It

Emily Oster

A reader holds a book in front of their face.

Sep. 22, 2022

4 minute read

Four Books I Couldn't Put Down

Emily Oster

A woman stands at the door in a green bathroom. She is holding a baby in one arm and hangers with different clothing items in the other.

May 23, 2022

3 minute read

How to Think About the “Motherhood Penalty”

Emily Oster

A parent working from home tries to focus on the computer while two children interfere.

Apr. 18, 2022

11 minute read

How Society Fails Parents

Emily Oster

A parent sleeps in a toddler bed while the toddler stands over the parent holding a book.

Nov. 29, 2021

8 minute read

Paid Parental Leave

Emily Oster

Illustration of a woman climbing over a crack between two large pink blocks.

Nov. 11, 2021

7 minute read

What do Claudia Goldin and Emily Ratajkowski Have in Common?

Emily Oster

A stack of colorful magazines are seen close-up.

Mar. 19, 2020

2 minute read

The Hidden Struggles of Working Parents Are Now Live in Video Chat

Emily Oster

Woman nurses her baby while seated on a couch.

Mar. 11, 2020

1 minute read

Fast Facts: Breastfeeding Trends

Emily Oster

A stack of colorful magazines are seen close-up.

Apr. 23, 2019

1 minute read

We Need to Stop Shaming Women for Wanting (or Not Wanting) to Return to Work

Emily Oster

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