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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 Great Onesie Debate
36 min
2
What to Say to Your Kids When You Can’t Deal
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35 min
3
Demystifying Car Seat Safety
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59 min
4
The 25 Best Picture Books of the Last 25 Years
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35 min
5
Guiding Kids Through Hard-to-Explain Headlines
31 min
6
When Sharing Doesn’t Come Easy
27 min
7
How to Talk Divorce With Kids
29 min
8
The Back-to-School Game Plan
39 min
9
How to Help a Kid Stop Thumb-Sucking
30 min
10
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11
Extra Parenting, Extra Guilt
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32 min
12
The Secret to Becoming the Hangout House
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33 min
13
When Your Kid Hates Mornings
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34 min
14
Managing Screen Time Without Losing Your Mind
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31 min
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A Doctor’s Take on Your Newborn Worries
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24 min
16
Separation Anxiety in Overdrive
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28 min
17
My Kid is Not a Helper
Slate’s parenting podcast on making “helping” a habit
23 min
18
How Busy Is Too Busy?
Slate’s parenting podcast on keeping family time sacred amid endless activities.
19 min
19
I Need Them To Stop. Right Now
How Do I Get My Kid To Stop When It Matters?
31 min
20
Making Space for Messy Feelings
Slate’s parenting podcast on why emotional honesty beats toxic positivity.
27 min
21
Preparing Kids for the Worst (Without Freaking ...
35 min
22
My Only Child Wants a Sibling. What Now?
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29 min
23
Is My Kid Ready for Middle School? Am I?
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36 min
24
When Your Kids Can’t Eat the Same Thing
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31 min
25
When Your Teen Thinks They're the Parent
38 min