Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Family Meditation Made Easy (and Fun)
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🗓️ 21 August 2023
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Summary
On this episode: Zak Rosen, Jamilah Lemieux, and Elizabeth Newcamp help a parent who wants to give their youngest some mindfulness tools to help with their nighttime anxiety. They share a ton of resources—so you’re bound to find something that will work for your family!
This week’s non-meditation recommendations:
Jamilah: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Elizabeth: Cino Linko
Zak: Goodles
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains explicit language. |
| 0:05.0 | Welcome to Mom & Dad Are Fighting. |
| 0:07.0 | Slates Parenting Podcast for Monday, August 21st, the meditation and mindfulness edition. |
| 0:12.0 | I'm Zach Rosen. I make a different podcast. It's called The Best Advice Show. |
| 0:16.0 | And I'm Dad Sonoa, who's almost six, and Ami, who's almost three. |
| 0:19.0 | We live in Detroit, Michigan. |
| 0:21.0 | I'm Shamila Mew. I'm a writer. |
| 0:24.0 | I'm a distributor of Slates Parenting Parenting, St. Pauline. |
| 0:27.0 | And Mom, tonight, Ima, who is 10, and we live in Los Angeles. |
| 0:31.0 | I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. I write the homeschool and family travel blog, Dutch Dutch Goose. |
| 0:35.0 | I'm the mom of three littles, Henry, who's 11, Oliver, who's 9, and Teddy, who's 6, |
| 0:39.0 | and we live in Tokyo, Japan. |
| 0:41.0 | On today's show, breathe in, breathe out, and slowly close your eyes, unless you're driving. |
| 0:50.0 | We're going to talk about mindfulness activities for kids that are especially perfect for bedtime. |
| 0:55.0 | We'll also tell you what we can't stop obsessing about during our round of recommendations. |
| 0:59.0 | Then we'll end today by opening up the listener mailbag to hear from you. |
| 1:02.0 | That's all after a quick break. |
| 1:05.0 | Alright, let's get into our question. |
| 1:07.0 | Dear Mom & Dad Are Fighting, what are your current favorite kids meditation podcasts, videos, and apps? |
| 1:13.0 | My kids are seven and five. |
| 1:15.0 | The younger ones anxiety ramps up at night, and I'd like to give them some tools. |
| 1:20.0 | I'm thinking short, 10 minutes or less, meditations, or breathing practices. |
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