Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - The “Perfect Sleep Environment” Edition
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show
Slate Audio
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 June 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
On this episode: Elizabeth, Zak, and Jamilah have some relatable parenting triumphs and fails. Then Elizabeth is joined by Dr. Rebecca Spencer, principal investigator at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Somneurolab. Dr. Spencer shares some wonderful insight for creating a good sleep environment, navigating napping, and what your kids should (or shouldn’t) be doing right before bed.
On Slate Plus, they discuss how even the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge can’t avoid the “f*ck you fours.” Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on MADAF each week, and no ads. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to listen and support our work.
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Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Jasmine Ellis. Production help from Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola.
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| 0:00.0 | Spark your creativity with the Sims. |
| 0:04.0 | Sometimes you might feel like you're not creative |
| 0:07.0 | and you have to go and search of your creative spark again. |
| 0:10.0 | Maybe this is catching up with creative friends, |
| 0:13.0 | experimenting with a new look or trying out a new recipe |
| 0:16.0 | and thanks to the Sims, inspiration is just one game |
| 0:19.0 | and one spark away. |
| 0:21.0 | Ready to spark something? |
| 0:23.0 | Download the Sims 4 and play for free. |
| 0:27.0 | This episode contains explicit language. |
| 0:31.0 | Welcome to Mom & Dadr Fighting's late parenting podcast |
| 0:36.0 | for Thursday, June 9th, the perfect sleep environment addition. |
| 0:40.0 | I'm Elizabeth Newkamp, I write the homeschool and family travel blog Dutch Dutch Goose. |
| 0:44.0 | I'm the mom to three littles, Henry who's ten, Oliver who's eight, and Teddy who's five. |
| 0:48.0 | And we live in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| 0:51.0 | I'm Zach Rosen, I make the best advice show podcast |
| 0:55.0 | and I live in Detroit with my family. |
| 0:57.0 | My oldest Noah is four and my son Ami is one. |
| 1:01.0 | My name is Shemilo Lemieux, I'm a writer, |
| 1:03.0 | contributor to Slate's care and feeding parents in column. |
| 1:06.0 | And mom to Naima who is nine and we live in Los Angeles. |
| 1:11.0 | Well, today we're bringing you part two of Sleep Week |
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