Care & Feeding | My Kid is Not a Helper

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🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Lucy, Zak, and Elizabeth respond to a letter from a parent who wants their six-year-old to be more helpful, but every small request turns into a debate. How can caregivers encourage a spirit of contribution without forcing it? But first, we’ll circle up for a round of check-ins—bras, birthdays, and babysitter drama. And on Slate Plus, we’re talking about what to do when a child’s nature rubs up against a parent’s values. If you’re not part of the Slate Plus community, we hope you’ll consider joining! Keep reading to learn how. Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask questions, share feedback, and suggest future topics. 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 an extra weekly grab-bag of content on the Plus Playground, an ad-free experience across the network, and support 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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0:33.3	Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raise the next generation together.
0:36.7	I'm Zach Rosen. I make another podcast that's called The Best Advice Show. And I have two kids. Noah is seven, really close to eight. And Ami is four, pretty darn close to five. We're living in Amsterdam for the next couple weeks, then heading back to the States. I'm Elizabeth New Camp. I write the homeschool and family travel blog, Dutch Dutch
0:54.1	Goose. I'm the mom to Henry who's 13, Oliver who's 11, and Teddy who's 8, and we live in Tokyo, Descartes. Hey, what's up on Lucy Lopez? I host another podcast, the Mamessita Rica. I'm mom to Amelia who's 15, Avery, who's 13, and we live where you love to vacation, Miami. Today on the show, we're going to answer a question from a listener whose kid refuses
1:14.2	to pitch in around the house. She wants to know how to raise a helper, not a negotiator.
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