Just to give you a heads up, one of us is bound to say something not suitable for little ears.

It is, after all, the one hour a day I spend away from my children.

Welcome to Mom and Daughter Fighting Slate's parenting podcast for Thursday, October 7th, the Bad Behavior Edition.

I'm Elizabeth New Camp. I write the homeschool and family travel blog, Dutch

Dutch, Dutch goose. I'm the mom to three littles, Henry who's nine, Oliver, who's seven,

and Teddy, who turns five today. Oh my God. Happy birthday. My littlest one is five. It's crazy.

But we live in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

And I'm Amin Ismail. I do not have as many credentials, but I do have a baby of my own.

He is three months still. That's pretty much my deal. I'm a staff writer at Slate Magazine, and I live in Newark, New Jersey.

My name is Jamila Lemieux. I'm a writer, contributor to Slate's Karen Feeding Parenting column, and somewhat credentialed mother

to Naima, who is eight, and we live in Los Angeles.

Well, on today's show, we're answering a question from a parent who wonders how she should

be addressing her son's recently bad behavior. Then we'll give some advice to a listener who's 16-year-old hasn't

adjusted well to her mother's boyfriend. What can she do to help her daughter feel supported

while also maintaining her own relationship with her partner? And on Slate Plus, as we wind down

from summer and get ready to spend more time indoors with our families,

we're discussing our current favorite movie picks that are kid-friendly, but enjoyable for us as adults,

too. But first, we have a listener update. This week, we heard from a listener who wrote in.

Hi, Mom and Dad. I sent in a question around six months ago where my kids kept saying

dibble D from the show Grizzly and the Lemmings. It was driving me nuts and they wouldn't

stop. I basically just waited it out. After a few months, it dizzled. Now they barely say it.

Now my kids love to talk about poop, which somehow bothers me less. I'll address that one with my

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