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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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Make Believe Murder Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast debates if pretend violence should be stopped.
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Cut It Yourself Edition
Slate’s parenting podcast debates if you should finally attempt an at-home haircut.
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Master of LEGO Edition
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The Pandemic Pod People Edition
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Dad Can Play Too Edition
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Going to the Zoo During Coronavirus Edition
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The Will We Overcome Boredom Edition
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The Cross Country Conundrum Edition
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We Are All Homeschoolers Now Edition
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The Quarantine’s a-Comin’ Edition
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The All Kids, All the Time Edition
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The Hyphenation Headache Edition
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The Trampled on the Playground Edition
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The I Hate You Edition
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Let Black Girls Be Girls Edition
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The Basketball Families Edition
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The Odd Girl Out Edition
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Already Over the Christmas Presents Edition
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Pretty White Boy Edition
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New Year, New Us
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Peek Behind the Curtain
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This Was Not in the Parenting Handbook
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Slate Presents: Lockdown
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Candy Cane Lane
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