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[quote=Anonymous]Among the other problems I have with this (and I am extremely data- and research-driven myself) is that so many readers will come to the same conclusion that this NYT commenter did: "This article supports what has long been my general philosophy when it comes to my own kids: nothing really matters as long as I love and interact with them. Thanks for confirming!"

Saying X is 37% better than Y but sometimes harder to achieve because of Z does not equal "nothing really matters [but love]!" I definitely want people to know things like "so far we only see a small but significant benefit" instead of "IT'S SO AMAZING YOU MUST DO IT OR YOU ARE LITERALLY SATAN." I want them to understand things like "we don't have enough data yet" means that "WE KNOW FOR SURE THAT IF YOU DO X YOUR CHILD WILL BE A SUPERHARVARDGENIUS" is baloney. But those things *still mean* that there is a benefit to the first thing and we don't know *either way* about the second thing. They don't mean "eh, whatever, it doesn't really matter." I understand that is a backlash to the ridiculous expectations placed on mothers (much moreso than parents generally) to get everything "right." But it's not any more true.  [/quote]

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