Care & Feeding | My Kid’s a Pushover

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🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Zak, Elizabeth and Jamilah answer a letter from a member of the Slate Parenting Facebook group who’s wondering how much people-pleasing is too much. This parent’s nine-year-old daughter is a little bit of a doormat, when it comes to doing what her friends want… so how can her parents help her balance some softness with some strength? And after that, of course, we’ll circle up for a round of triumphs and fails. 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. Podcast produced by Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	There's a lot to keep new parents awake at night.
0:03.9	But it won't be the prices at ASDA's Baby and Toddler event, starting from the 21st of April,
0:09.0	including the MAM anti-collic bottle set down from £38 to £24.99.
0:13.3	And the newbie rapid cool bottle maker down from £40 to £24.88.
0:17.4	Plus, for more exclusive offers, sign up to Asda Rewards Baby and Toddler Club.
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0:29.4	slash terms. This is it.
0:31.8	Level 23. Final. Final. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
0:36.3	Almost. Ah! Help. Guys. I's go. Let's go. Almost! Help.
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1:00.1	This episode may contain explicit language.
1:06.2	Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raised the next generation together.
1:10.3	I'm Jamila Lemieux, a writer, contributor to Slate's Karen Feeding, the show where we raised the next generation together.
1:19.4	I'm Jamila Lemieux, a writer, contributor to Slate's Karen Feeding parenting column, and mom to Naima, who's 12, and we live in Los Angeles.
1:23.8	I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. I write the family travel blog, Dutch Dutch, Goose.
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