Don’t swallow gum! And other things parents say

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

Vermont Public

Nature, Language, Kids & Family, Science

4.4 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

We wanted to hear about the conventional wisdom, parenting myths, and downright folksy falsehoods adults pass down to kids, and boy did we get a big response! We heard from over 100 of you about everything from “Don’t swallow gum because it will stay in your stomach forever” to “Slouching will crush your organs” to “If you don’t take a shower after swimming in the pool, your hair will turn green.” In this episode (the first of two), with the help of pediatrician Nusheen Ameenuddin of the Mayo Clinic, we put these “parentisms” to the test! Find out if there’s any truth to the idea that TV will turn your brain to mush, you’ll catch a cold if you go out with wet hair, and it’s dangerous to take a shower during a thunderstorm. Oh, and by the way, this is our 200th episode!!!

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0:00.0	This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids.
0:24.2	I'm Jane Lenton.
0:25.7	And this show we take questions from kids just like you and we find the answers.
0:31.6	Today is kind of special because today is our 200th episode.
0:37.8	That's kind of amazing to me and Melody because we didn't know we would ever get to 20
0:42.2	episodes when we started this show and here we are at 200.
0:46.1	And to celebrate we decided we would ask you to send us some of the, I don't know, kind
0:51.6	of funny sayings that your adults tell you that get handed down from generation to generation
0:56.8	and boy did you come through you always do we can always rely on you all to send us
1:02.0	great things to do for this show.
1:04.6	So today we're going to celebrate 200 episodes by talking about the things that adults say
1:09.9	that kids want to know if they're really true or not.
1:13.7	Alright, so here's a good example of what we're talking about.
1:17.1	Hi, my name is Riley. I'm 10 years old and I live in Northern California.
1:22.9	And what my mom say to me are if you slouch, you'll squish your organs.
1:30.0	Moms have eyes in the back of their heads.
1:33.3	Don't eat close to bedtime.
1:35.4	caffeine stents your growth.
1:37.9	Hi But Why?
1:39.1	My name is Addison. I'm 7 years old.
1:42.5	I live in Abbey Kirkking, New Mexico.
1:45.2	Why does my dad say that?
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