

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show
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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.Want more Care and Feeding? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive advice. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of the Care and Feeding show page. Or, visit slate.com/careplus to get access wherever you listen.
Episodes
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Nov 6, 2014 • 41min
"You Put That Ninja Sword Where?" Edition
Listen to Slate's parenting podcast on children's sexual explorations and parenting kids' phone usage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 23, 2014 • 42min
The Your Own Personal Fantasyland Edition
Listen to Slate's parenting podcast on the dos and don'ts of allowance and the magical wonder that is Disney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 9, 2014 • 57min
"Mom Jeans, Dad Jokes" Edition
Listen to Slate's parenting podcast on teen sexual health and pop-cultural mockery of parents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 25, 2014 • 49min
"Should I Even Be a Parent?" Edition
Listen to Slate’s parenting podcast on whether you should allow your kids to play football and the decision to become a parent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 11, 2014 • 47min
"The Porn Talk" Edition
Listen to Slate’s parenting podcast on talking to your children about porn and whether the tradition of the family meal is overrated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 2014 • 52min
"It Costs How Much?" Edition
Slate's Allison Benedikt speaks with Stacia Brown and Dwayne Betts about how black parents talk to their children about racism and the police. Allison is then joined by Slate's Jessica Winter to discuss the Department of Agriculture's eye-popping report on what it costs to raise a child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 14, 2014 • 46min
Mom And Dad Are Fighting: The Indigo Child Edition
Slate's Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois discuss changing standards of childhood independence and talk to Slate TV Critic Willa Paskin about Bravo's new show "Extreme Guide to Parenting". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 31, 2014 • 46min
Mom And Dad Are Fighting: The Slate Staff Call-In Extravaganza Edition
Slate's Dan Kois answers listeners' parenting questions with Hanna Rosin, Katy Waldman, Jordan Weissmann, Amanda Hess, Julia Turner and Troy Patterson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 17, 2014 • 55min
Mom And Dad Are Fighting: The Ethan Hawke in a Minivan Edition
Listen to Slate’s parenting podcast on Boyhood, with special guest dad Richard Linklater, and pre-pregnancy contracts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 3, 2014 • 44min
Mom And Dad Are Fighting: The Magic Beer Fridge Edition
Slate's Dan Kois and guest host Emily Yoffe (Slate's Dear Prudence columnist) discuss preparing your kids for peer pressure, talking with girls about their first period, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices