Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Body Shamed By a 6-Year-Old
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🗓️ 6 April 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
On this episode: Jamilah, Zak, and Elizabeth answer a question about a six year old who asked his aunt why her belly is so big. The question surfaced some body image issues for our listener and she was left feeling bad about herself for over a week. Now she’s wondering if she should talk to her nephew about size diversity and why not everyone appreciates random questions about their bodies.
Then on Slate Plus, they discuss How They See Us: The Humbling Tyranny of the Pictures Our Children Take of Us.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is brought to you by Nike. |
| 0:04.1 | It's packed to school season, and you and your child might be feeling a bit anxious. |
| 0:08.9 | As a parent, you're the best team mate for your mini-me, and together you can use sport |
| 0:13.2 | to help overcome anxiety. |
| 0:15.5 | Try something new as a family and celebrate even the little wins you achieve on the journey. |
| 0:19.8 | Create long-lasting memories that will take your kids from class to court and beyond. |
| 0:25.5 | Go to Nike.com, forward slash kids to get school ready. |
| 0:31.0 | Welcome to mom and dad are fighting. |
| 0:33.6 | Slate's parenting podcast for Thursday, April 6th, the unappreciated observations edition. |
| 0:39.6 | I'm Jamila Lemue, a writer, contributor to Slate's care and feeding parenting column, |
| 0:44.2 | and mom tonight, Emma, who is 10 and we live in Los Angeles. |
| 0:47.9 | I'm Zach Rosen. |
| 0:48.9 | I host a different podcast that's called The Best Said Feist Show, and I live in Detroit |
| 0:53.4 | with my family. |
| 0:54.7 | My oldest Noah is five, and my youngest Ami is two. |
| 0:58.4 | I'm Elizabeth Newcamp. |
| 0:59.4 | I write the homeschool and family travel blog, Dutch Dutch Goose. |
| 1:02.3 | I'm the mom of three little's, Henry, who's 10, Oliver, who's eight, and Teddy, who's six. |
| 1:06.7 | We live in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| 1:09.5 | Today on the show, we have a letter from an aunt who's nephew recently asked her why |
| 1:13.8 | her belly is so big. |
| 1:16.0 | The question was out of the blue, but part of a pattern of insensitive questions about |
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