Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - The “Temperamental Toddler” Edition
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show
Slate Audio
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2021
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s episode: Elizabeth, Jamilah, and Zak debate if a distracted toddler deserves to be pulled out of their gymnastics class. Next, they advise a mother who is nervous about a long flight with her toddler. From getting a toddler to wear a mask to entertaining snacks, the hosts have tips for all aspects of the flight. We’re playing a round of hot takes in Slate Plus. So stick around for some spicy parenting opinions.
Recommendations:
Jamilah recommends Popeyes’ hottie sauce collab with Megan Thee Stallion.
Zak recommends making or buying a fire pit to polong the outdoor season.
Elizabeth recommends the DragonBox Elements: Geometry App
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Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson.
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| 1:28.0 | Just to give you a heads up, one of us is bound to say something not suitable for little ears. |
| 1:34.7 | Welcome to mom and dad are fighting Slate's parenting podcast with Thursday, October 28th, |
| 1:39.3 | the temperamental toddler addition. I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. I write the homeschooling family |
| 1:44.1 | travel blog Dutch Dutch Goose. I'm the mom to three littles Henry, who's nine, Oliver, who's seven, |
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