Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Treat Your Preteen Like an Office Crush
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3.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 March 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen help a mom who is upset her pretween is pulling away from her. They used to be super close. Now it’s all attitude and eye rolls. Is there a better way to parent a pretween?
But first, they share their latest triumphs and fails—which include a trip to the bar, community aid, and money frustrations. They also share the pieces of media that bring a tear to our listeners’ eyes.
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Podcast production by Cheyna Roth and Rosemary Belson. Video production by Micah Phillips.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Karen Feeding listeners, before we get to the show, we wanted to tell you all the cool things |
| 0:06.2 | happening over on the Plus Playground, which is our amazing community of Slate Plus subscribers. |
| 0:11.1 | Recently, we've planned the perfect road trip, revealed what baby gear changed our lives, |
| 0:16.2 | and what gear we wouldn't buy again. We've recommended movies to watch with teens. We've shared |
| 0:21.2 | yummy dinner recipes. You name it. We've probably done it. It's also the best place to get |
| 0:25.6 | weekly recommendations of fun books, toys, and games. If you're ever stuck wondering what |
| 0:30.0 | to get a kid for their birthday or a holiday, the Plus Playground is the place to be. |
| 0:35.1 | Joining the Plus Playground is the best way to support our show. |
| 0:38.4 | You also get ad-free listening and never hit a paywall on the Slate site. |
| 0:41.8 | We hope you'll join us. |
| 0:43.0 | Sign up now by going to slate.com slash careplus. |
| 0:46.4 | That's slate.com slash care plus. |
| 0:49.2 | See you on the playground. |
| 0:53.5 | This episode may contain explicit language. |
| 0:58.4 | This is Karen Feeding. We're three friends with kids who get together every week to talk life, swap advice, and keep each other completely sane when we muddle through this weird and wonderful thing called parenting. |
| 1:11.8 | What's up? I'm Lucy Lopez. I have another podcast, the Mamma Cicca, and I'm also mother to |
| 1:17.6 | Amelia, who's 15, Avery, who's 13, and we live in Miami, Florida. I'm Zach Rosen. I make another |
| 1:24.7 | podcast as well. It's called Weirdly Helpful. I'm to add to Noah, who's eight, |
| 1:28.5 | and Ami, who's five. We live in Detroit. I'm Elizabeth New Camp. I write the homeschool and family |
| 1:33.8 | travel blog Dutch Dutch, Dutch goose. I'm the mom to Henry who's 13, Oliver, who's 11, and Teddy |
| 1:40.2 | who's nine. And I currently live in Honolulu, Hawaii. We're here to talk about the |
| 1:45.9 | ups, downs, and everything in between when it comes to parenting. Every week, we answer your |
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