Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Helping Little Wild Things Learn To Read
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🗓️ 25 March 2024
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
On this episode: Zak, Jamilah and Lucy offer some quick advice to a listener who’s wondering how to help a young student with possible ADHD focus up, particularly about homework.
Then, Elizabeth sits down with Australian author Sally Rippin to discuss her book Wild Things — the story of her neurodivergent son’s struggles in school, and why it’s important to help kids learn when they need it.
Zak, Jamilah and Lucy also share a round of recommendations — and then, for Slate Plus, Elizabeth and Sally continue their conversation by sharing some recommendations for young readers.
Jamilah recommends: The 50/50 Solution The Surprisingly Simple Choice that Makes Moms, Dads and Kids Happier After a Split by Emma Johnson
Lucy recommends: WomensHistoryMonth.gov
Zak recommends: School of Rock (2003)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode may contain explicit language. |
| 0:03.0 | Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we parent together. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm Jamila Lemieux, a writer, contributor to Sla's Karen Feeding |
| 0:13.9 | in Column, and mom to Naima, who's just a few days shy of 11. |
| 0:18.2 | We live in Los Angeles. |
| 0:19.9 | Hey, I'm Lucy Lopez. |
| 0:21.0 | I host the Mama Sita Rica Podcast, Motherre to Teen Dragon Emilia who's 13 and my tween |
| 0:26.8 | Avery who's 11 we live in Miami. |
| 0:29.5 | Hey I'm Zach Rosen I host another podcast it's called the Best Advice Show and I am Dad to Noah who's six and |
| 0:35.1 | Ami who's three who's actually trying to walk in here right now Ami I'm sorry |
| 0:38.9 | I'm here at that today on the show we'll answer a question from a listener about managing a possible ADHD diagnosis |
| 0:47.0 | especially when it comes to wrangling homework. |
| 0:50.0 | Then you'll get to hear a special interview with a mom who faced a similar struggle and wrote a book about it. |
| 0:55.6 | Elizabeth sits down with Australian author Sally Ripon to talk about Sally's book Wild Things, |
| 1:01.6 | how we learn to read and what Happen If We Don't. |
| 1:05.2 | We've been talking about education a lot recently, so we thought it was the perfect time to share this story about a |
| 1:10.7 | neurodivergent kid in a school system overseas. |
| 1:14.0 | We'll also share a round of recommendations. |
| 1:17.0 | And then, if you're in the Slate Plus Club, |
| 1:19.0 | Sally and Elizabeth will continue their conversation. |
| 1:22.0 | Here's what you'll hear if you have Slate Plus. Elizabeth will continue their conversation. |
| 1:22.6 | Here's what she'll hear if you have Sleep Plus. |
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