Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - That Nagging Feeling That You’re Bad at Parenting
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🗓️ 29 April 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
On this episode: Zak, Jamilah and Elizabeth give a pep talk to a listener who’s not sure she’s doing this right. Her toddler is behind his peers by a few metrics, and this parent knows it’s not a big deal… but the thought still lingers.
We also dole out a round of recommendations — and then, for Slate Plus, Elizabeth has a dilemma.
Elizabeth recommends: Can I Recycle This by Jennie Romer (Adult Version & Kids Version)
Zak recommends: When Babies Rule the Dinner Table
Jamilah recommends: Baby Reindeer — and not getting airport gift shop souvenirs.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode may contain explicit language. |
| 0:03.0 | Welcome to Karen Feeding, |
| 0:07.0 | The show where we parent together. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm Elizabeth New Camp. |
| 0:10.0 | I write the family travel blog Dutch, Dutch Goose. |
| 0:12.0 | I'm the mom to three little's Henry who's 12, |
| 0:14.8 | Oliver who's 9 and Teddy who's 7. We live in Tokyo Japan. I'm Zach Rosen. |
| 0:20.7 | I make another podcast it's called the Best Advice Show and I am Dad to Noah who's six and Army who's three we live in Detroit |
| 0:27.1 | I'm Jamil Lemieu a writer contributor to Slate's Care and Feeding Parents and column and mom to Naima who's 11 and we live in Los Angeles |
| 0:36.4 | Today on the show will answer a question from a listener who's dealing with that nagging feeling that she's doing something wrong Her toddler is behind his peers and |
| 0:44.9 | stuff like potty training and talking and this parent can't help but feel like it's a |
| 0:49.2 | failure on her part. We'll offer some advice and reassurance that we hope will be helpful. |
| 0:54.0 | We'll also share a round of recommendations and then if you're in the Slate Plus Club |
| 0:59.0 | I have a dilemma and it's something that we've talked about on the show before |
| 1:02.0 | so I come seeking |
| 1:03.8 | advice here's what you'll hear if you have Slate Plus. To me it sounds like you |
| 1:09.2 | shouldn't do it just based on just based on what you've told us I would say don't do it |
| 1:12.4 | just like keep doing my volunteer on just based on what you've told us I would say don't do it. |
| 1:13.0 | Just like keep doing my volunteer stuff. |
| 1:16.0 | Yes, you can be you can be helpful in other ways. |
| 1:19.0 | The PTA is not the only avenue. |
| 1:21.0 | There's a reason other parents aren't joining. Yes, yes, that's not your problem. |
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