Quitting Kindergarten

On this week’s episode: Elizabeth, Jamilah, and Dan answer a question about a kindergartener getting fed up with attending school via screen. They also answer a question from a mom worried that her little one said he wanted to kill her. 

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Recommendations:

Dan recommends the Asterix comic series. 

Jamilah recommends watching P-Valley after your kids go to bed. 

Elizabeth recommends Write and Draw Your Own Comics for car entertainment perfect for 8 year olds. 

Additional Recommendations:

The Kids Are Asleep, the hilarious Slate Live show. Catch it via Slate’s Facebook or YouTube on Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT. 

The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld. 

The Phineas and Ferb Movie Applies the Matur-inator by Dan Kois. Related, Emily Nussbaum’s twitter thread about Candace Against the Universe. 

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Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson.

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