Care & Feeding | Making Space for Messy Feelings

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🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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On this episode: Zak shares a surprising lesson from his kid about being the family comedian. Elizabeth reflects on traveling in places that clearly weren’t built with kids in mind. And Lucy’s become a pickleball obsessive—thanks to a wholesome family showdown. Then: A listener's question about toxic positivity opens up a conversation on how to create space for kids to feel what they feel, without trying to fix or reframe everything. And on Slate Plus, we’re sharing our favorite books and movies for talking to kids about their emotions. Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've ruled out uni because I want to live at home.
0:02.0	I've ruled out uni because I want to earn money.
0:05.0	I've ruled out uni because of my grades.
0:10.0	Study with the Open University and there's no need to rule out anything.
0:13.0	With our respected degrees, you can learn from home and work alongside study.
0:17.0	We're open to all. Plus, you'll have the support of expert tutors. So rethink your
0:23.6	future with the degree you didn't think was possible. The Open University. The future is open.
0:30.3	This episode contains explicit language. Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raise the next generation together.
0:39.3	I'm Lucy Lopez. I host another podcast, The Mamasita Rica. I'm Mother to Amelia who's 15 and Avery
0:45.7	who's 12. We live in Miami. I'm Elizabeth New Camp. I write the family travel blog, Dutch Dutch
0:51.2	Goose. I'm the mom to Henry, who's 13, Oliver, who's 11, and Teddy who's 8. We live in Tokyo, Japan, but I'm currently traveling with the kids, and I'm in Ulaan-Batar, Mongolia. So cool. I'm Zach Rosen. I make another podcast. It's called The Best Advice Show, and I am to add to 7-year-old Noah and 4-year-old Ami. Do you live in Amsterdam for about another
1:11.5	month? Today on the show is there such a thing as teaching too much positivity. Our listener
1:19.5	wants to know if too much positivity teaches that some feelings are better than others. But first,
1:26.0	we'll check in with each other and share what's on our minds this week.
1:29.9	So let's get going. We're going to take a quick break and meet you right back here to catch up.
1:36.4	Right, that's it. Come on. Lights out. You've got a test tomorrow.
1:39.3	Just two minutes. I'm about to reach the next level.
1:41.9	It's going off now. Yeah, whatever.
2:02.7	Let's see. Where's the app? Oh, here it is. What? How? Oh, no, you're out. Better look next time. Mom! It's game over for late nights on school nights. EE Wi-Fi controls help you get them off the Wi-Fi and into bed. More parents are choosing EEE Broadband, the UK's fastest growing broadband provider. To verify I see EE.com.com. Hey there, it's Mary Harris, host of Slate's
2:10.2	daily news podcast, What Next? This week, we are talking to political analyst Brian Boytler about Donald
2:16.2	Trump's connections to Jeffrey Epstein.
2:18.9	And the questions Brian thinks Democrats need to keep asking their Republican colleagues again and again.
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