Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting ...

Jamilah Lemieux, Zak Rosen, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Lucy Lopez share triumphs and fails and offer advice on parenting kids from toddler to teens.


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The “Poopin’ In the Closet” Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast on the epic collision of potty training and sleep training.
43 min
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Bad Behavior Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast discusses what to do when your child is acting out.
53 min
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Disaster at the Dentist Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast discusses how to help calm your child’s medical fears.
39 min
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Baby Bank Account Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast discusses whether or not your baby needs a bank account.
44 min
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Makeup-Obsessed Toddler Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast discusses when it’s appropriate for your toddler to experiment with makeup.
53 min
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Bored at School Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast discusses how to help your child deal with boredom at school.
43 min
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Playdate Etiquette Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast discusses how to navigate improper playdate etiquette.
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Attention-Seeking Toddler Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast advises on helping an older sibling adapt to the arrival of a new baby.
41 min
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Morbidly Curious Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast discusses how to answer your child’s morbid questions.
50 min
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Bad Friends Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast discusses how to navigate your child’s bad friends.
57 min
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Self-Expression-ish Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast discusses how to help your child adapt to uniforms and still encourage self-expression.
61 min
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Quitting the Olympics Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast discusses how to talk to your kids about Simone Biles’ withdrawal from the Tokyo Games.
44 min
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Are These Books Age-Appropriate? Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast helps a mother who has no idea what her 8-year-old is reading.
42 min
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The Mortified Mom Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast helps a mother whose son has trouble receiving gifts if they’re not exactly what he wanted.
41 min
365
Did Dan Kois Kill the Segway?
In a special episode, Dan shares his new episode of Slate's Decoder Ring documentary podcast about his time as a junior book agent working on selling a secretive book proposal called IT
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366
The Picking Fights With Your Kid Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast helps a worried partner who's watching their significant other pick fights with their kid.
51 min
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The Waves: Should You Become a Mom at 25?
32 min
368
I Don't Want to Trailblaze Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast helps a woman who’s worried about being the first mom at her high-powered firm.
50 min
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The Built-in Babysitter Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast debates if teens are obligated to babysit siblings.
43 min
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Knuckle Sandwich Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast debates if fake threats of violence are okay if most involved find the joke funny.
54 min
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The Cross-Country Chaos Edition
How to spend days in the car with your kids and actually enjoy it.
56 min
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The Quiet as a Mouse Edition
How to let kids play at home while still respecting noise-sensitive neighbors.
43 min
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Acne Flashbacks Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast debates if constantly reminding a teen to shower will plummet his self-esteem.
40 min
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The Silent Treatment Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast debates how to handle a father acting like a moody teen.
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MOOOOMMMM, Where’s My Stuffie!? Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast on opting out of the search for lost stuff.
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