Dad Can Play Too Edition

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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Parenting, Society & Culture, Kids & Family

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2020

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

On this week’s episode: Dan, Jamilah, and Elizabeth advise a mom whose son’s “mommy-only” phase isn’t helped by the fact that her husband doesn’t like little-kid games. How can he engage while being entertained? Plus, Dan tells a story about theater, college decisions, and the importance—or unimportance—of due diligence. It’s our Everyone Is Fighting Now segment this week, and it’s best for teenagers. To listen to Everyone Is Fighting Now, zoom ahead to 33:30. Or if you are listening to the Plus episode, go to 27:37. For Slate Plus, how do you respond when your child calls you stupid for the first time? Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on MADAF each week, and no ads. Sign up now to listen and support our work. Recommendations: Elizabeth recommends creating a Covid-19 time capsule with your kids so, years from now, they can reflect on this period. Jamilah recommends EasyWash Mobile Washer to help remove dirt when you are hand washing your clothes. Dan recommends hanging a hammock, perfect for when you want to be alone. Extra reading recommendations: The Way I Feel and The Way I Act by Janan Cain. Join us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas for what we should talk about in future episodes. Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson. Special appearance by Johanna Morrison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:56.3	log in. Thanks. The following podcast contains explicit language. Hello and welcome to Mom and Dad are fighting.
1:06.0	Slate's Parenting
1:07.5	for Thursday, April 16th, The Dad Can Play 2 edition.
1:12.0	I'm Dan Coise. I'm a writer at Slate. I'm the dad of
1:15.0	Lyra who's 14 and Harper who's 12 and I'm currently quarantining in
1:19.2	Arlington, Virginia. I'm Jimmy Lillumieu, a contributor to Slates Karen Feeding
1:23.9	Howlum and a freelance writer and mom to Naima who is six and
1:27.6	were reside in Los Angeles, California.
1:29.4	I'm Elizabeth New Camp. I write the homeschool and family travel blog Dutch Dutch Goose.
1:34.7	I'm a mom to three boys Henry 8 Oliver 5 and Teddy 3.
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