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@notloveisnotjesus Hey OP. I don’t have kids as old as you. I know the evidence supports progressively increasing independence. The Journal of Pediatrics just published a piece that suggests that declines in mental health among adolescents is directly related to a progressive loss of...

@rengb121 My parents did a version of this - we were allowed to sleep with my mom when my dad was out of town. Maybe that’s one way to do it without setting a precedent if it’s something that’s important to you.

@wemchud Isn’t that analogous to abstinence only education? Abstinence is absolutely the only fool proof way to prevent teen pregnancies or STIs and teaching only abstinence is also a fairly clear way to fail at preventing teen pregnancies and STIs versus teaching safe sex practices (harm...

@charles1014 No screen time and boredom is not my problem to solve. Open ended toys at an accessible level. A ton of unstructured outdoor time. Some amount of modeling (eg doing pretend play together) but also following kiddo’s lead versus correcting (oh , daddy is in the banana coming to...

@xuanang01 This thread is rampant with survivor bias, and surprising to see in r/sciencebasedparenting.

I know Emily Oster is controversial here. I don’t necessarily agree with all of her takes nor do I think (unfortunately) she’s necessarily great at assessing the state of the field on every topic she writes on, and I don’t always agree with how she presents the data she does share. However - I...

@angelsue This might help Many children in the US should be screened for lead exposure - the guidelines are to do a risk assessment at pretty much every pediatric visit and recommend blood test if the risk assessment is positive (living in an older home would count). In addition, many Medicaid...

@sabresong Yep, it’s more than tuition (though not tuition + room and board) in 2/3 of states, according to Childcare Aware

@david3r1 Extended rearfacing is generally accepted as the safest practice. It is the recommendation of the AAP. It is certainly not harmful to children and may confer some additional safety benefits. We choose to rear face longer term even though cars are pretty safe on the whole because the...

@brendawwentz I totally support this. You should also check our r/parentalleaveadvocacy if you haven’t yet for some great resources. Broadly I think what you’ll hear on this sub: market economics do not work to roll out childcare because it’s an inherently inefficient product to deliver so it...

@damacri Wow that is so interesting! I also had no idea that happiness research was being called into question. Thank you for the detailed answer!

@damacri Thank you, this is fascinating! Quick question - do the income effects scale linearly? How robust is the effect size at different income levels? Is there a common way these studies define “low SES”? For example, I might wonder if there is some significant impact in antisocial outcomes...

@timmysfriend Sleep training is fine. There isn’t evidence that it causes long term harm. Full extinction (cry it out) is not shown to be more detrimental than graduated extinction (Ferber) or more gentle methods. You can pick any method that you’d prefer - Precious Little Sleep gives a good...

@grace4nan My understanding is that in 1997, the program was opened to four year olds, then in 1998 three year olds, then in 1999 two year olds and in 2000, 0 and 1 year olds. So it wouldn’t be possible to run the analysis you are describing. But I believe the 2019 paper, at least, controls for...

@dreamylala For what it’s worth, I found this interview with an (independent) economist on the Quebec outcomes quite interesting. The original research has been replicated a couple times. I haven’t seen any research that has called the outcomes of those studies into serious question but would...

@psychoclaw It blows my mind how many vents we found in our house (bathroom! Hood! Dryer) that just went… nowhere. It’s a vent, it has to vent somewhere! Agree with your wtf.

@damacri Yeah I find this interesting - the original article I believe alludes to this (impact of daycare is about 2/3 the impact of having a moderately depressed mother) but I think doesn’t necessarily comment on how many parents might experience mental health struggles and declines in...

@orthodoxjay1 I LOVE having an induction range. We did both the vented hood and induction range (but induction obviously has less combustion air pollutants to be concerned about than gas). IMO, induction is a great option - it’s also much less stressful with kids (no worries about someone...

@orthodoxjay1 About 13% of childhood asthma cases are attributable to gas stoves. While newer stoves have some improvement in design, they don’t solve this issue. The best approach to mitigating stove related indoor air pollutants (aside from whole home filtration systems) is a powerful vent...