I really appreciate how the author of this post took their time to delineate the difference between correlation and causality and really talk about the limitations of population style studies. I...
I really appreciate how the author of this post took their time to delineate the difference between correlation and causality and really talk about the limitations of population style studies.
I must admit, while I've never really dived into the data on breast feeding, I figured it had more positive effects that were proven with double blind or historical slice models. Interesting to hear it's less supported by evidence than I previously thought.
I also had no idea that breast feeding reduces the risk of breast cancer for the mom. That's an interesting one! I wonder what other health benefits it may have for the mother.
I have a 4 month old right now and I really needed to read this. Thanks for sharing. We are trying to sleep train right now and I have heard the they'll feel abandoned nonsense before, amd have...
I have a 4 month old right now and I really needed to read this. Thanks for sharing. We are trying to sleep train right now and I have heard the they'll feel abandoned nonsense before, amd have thought it to be nonsense. However, when you're listening to your kid cry nonstop, all night, there is a little illogical voice that tells you you're hurting your child somehow. Seeing it with a breakdown of correlations verses causality is really good way to really discuss the data.
It's really tough. When my wife and I first started trying cry-it-out, he'd cry for almost 20 minutes... then suddenly sleep, which was amazing. But those 20 minutes are excruciating and mostly...
It's really tough. When my wife and I first started trying cry-it-out, he'd cry for almost 20 minutes... then suddenly sleep, which was amazing. But those 20 minutes are excruciating and mostly involved my wife and I snapping at each other.
I've been a huge fan of Precious Little Sleep, which was a stellar guide that really helped us out planning how to achieve independent sleep. (Our kid is a little over a year old now and actually lives up to the "sleeping like a baby" moniker.)
I'm also really looking forward to Emily Oster's next book (which this article is basically an advertisement for).
I really appreciate how the author of this post took their time to delineate the difference between correlation and causality and really talk about the limitations of population style studies.
I must admit, while I've never really dived into the data on breast feeding, I figured it had more positive effects that were proven with double blind or historical slice models. Interesting to hear it's less supported by evidence than I previously thought.
I also had no idea that breast feeding reduces the risk of breast cancer for the mom. That's an interesting one! I wonder what other health benefits it may have for the mother.
I have a 4 month old right now and I really needed to read this. Thanks for sharing. We are trying to sleep train right now and I have heard the they'll feel abandoned nonsense before, amd have thought it to be nonsense. However, when you're listening to your kid cry nonstop, all night, there is a little illogical voice that tells you you're hurting your child somehow. Seeing it with a breakdown of correlations verses causality is really good way to really discuss the data.
It's really tough. When my wife and I first started trying cry-it-out, he'd cry for almost 20 minutes... then suddenly sleep, which was amazing. But those 20 minutes are excruciating and mostly involved my wife and I snapping at each other.
I've been a huge fan of Precious Little Sleep, which was a stellar guide that really helped us out planning how to achieve independent sleep. (Our kid is a little over a year old now and actually lives up to the "sleeping like a baby" moniker.)
I'm also really looking forward to Emily Oster's next book (which this article is basically an advertisement for).