Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting ...
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 Mortified Mom Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast helps a mother whose son has trouble receiving gifts if they’re not exactly what he wanted.
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Did Dan Kois Kill the Segway?
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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.
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The Waves: Should You Become a Mom at 25?
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I Don't Want to Trailblaze Edition
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The Built-in Babysitter Edition
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Knuckle Sandwich Edition
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The Cross-Country Chaos Edition
How to spend days in the car with your kids and actually enjoy it.
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The Quiet as a Mouse Edition
How to let kids play at home while still respecting noise-sensitive neighbors.
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Acne Flashbacks Edition
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The Silent Treatment Edition
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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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Bickering Grandparents Edition
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Indoor Parent Edition
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Targeting Bans That Target Trans Kids Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast on bills that prohibit gender-affirming health care and participation in sports.
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Toddler Ponzi Schemes Edition
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Slumber Party Predicament Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast debates a disputed guest list.
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Potentially Too Provocative Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast on telling a teen they aren’t appropriately dressed—without body shaming them.
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Privacy, Please! Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast on giving kids space while managing the morning rush.
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End of the Pandemic Edition
How should families behave once parents are vaccinated and kids aren’t?
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The Boy-Girl Friend Divide Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast on if the age-old split among friends still happens.
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You Drive, You Pay Edition
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Temperamental Teen Edition
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Sunday Night Blues Edition
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