Care & Feeding | My Toddler’s On Nap Strike

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🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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On this episode: Zak, Lucy and Elizabeth answer a question about going on nap strike. This mom has a toddler who’s suddenly just… not napping. And, of course, she starts getting tired way before a reasonable bedtime. So, mom is looking for advice, but also just solidarity. We’ll help her out and then check in and share what’s on our minds this week. Then, if you’re hanging out for the Slate Plus Playground, Elizabeth vents about ableism in the news. If you’re not part of the Slate Plus community, we hope you’ll consider joining! Keep reading to learn how. Zak’s check-in: visitors and sunnier days. Elizabeth’s check-in: Alice in Wonderland. Lucy’s check-in: no phone spring break. 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	This episode contains explicit language.
0:06.0	Hey, welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raise the next generation together.
0:10.6	I'm Lucy Lopez. I host another podcast to the Mamasita Rica. I'm mother to Amelia who's
0:15.9	14 and Avery who's 12. We live in Miami. I'm Elizabeth Newcamp. I write the family travel blog Dutch Dutch goose.
0:22.9	I'm the mom to Henry who's 12, Oliver who's 10, and Teddy who's 8. We live in Tokyo, Japan.
0:29.0	I'm Zach Rosen. I make another show. It's called The Best Advice Show. And I am dad to Noah,
0:34.5	who's seven, and Ami, who's four. At the moment, we live in Amsterdam.
0:40.1	Today on the show, we're answering a question about going on a nap strike.
0:44.2	This member of this late parenting Facebook group has a toddler who's suddenly just not napping.
0:51.5	Oh my gosh.
0:52.2	And of course, she starts getting tired way before a reasonable bedtime.
0:57.3	So our parent is looking for advice, but also just solidarity because this is a hard fight to win.
1:04.6	And then we're going to share our thoughts. And then after that, we'll check in with each other
1:08.6	and share what's on our minds this week, too.
1:12.1	So let's get going.
1:16.1	We're going to take a quick break and meet back with you right here for our question.
1:28.3	Hi, I'm Courtney Martin from Slate's advice podcast, How Too. Online scams seem like they're everywhere these days, and our elders are particularly vulnerable.
1:34.3	A few months ago, my parents were the victims of a scam, and thankfully at that time, they did not lose any money, but we're really scared about what could happen in the future.
1:43.3	That's our listener, May.
1:44.9	Check out her conversation with a fraud prevention expert on our new episode.
1:49.1	It's filled with tips and resources that could help you and your loved ones steer clear of online scams.
1:55.8	Listen to how to wherever you get your podcasts.
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