Forcing Kids to Play Sports

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Lucy Lopez and Elizabeth Newcamp help Zak Rosen figure out if he should sign up his son for baseball, despite Ami having no interest in being on a team. They also answer a listener’s question about losing your identity amidst parenthood.

This week on the Plus Playground: The one easy spring-cleaning task that will make your home feel better.

Podcast production by Cheyna Roth and Rosemary Belson.

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0:00.0	Hey, Karen Feeding listeners, before we get to the show, we wanted to tell you all the cool things
0:06.2	happening over on the Plus Playground, which is our amazing community of Slate Plus subscribers.
0:11.1	Recently, we've planned the perfect road trip, revealed what baby gear changed our lives,
0:16.2	and what gear we wouldn't buy again. We've recommended movies to watch with teens. We've shared
0:21.2	yummy dinner recipes. You name it. We've probably done it. It's also the best place to get
0:25.6	weekly recommendations of fun books, toys, and games. If you're ever stuck wondering what
0:30.0	to get a kid for their birthday or a holiday, the Plus Playground is the place to be.
0:35.1	Joining the Plus Playground is the best way to support our show.
0:38.4	You also get ad-free listening and never hit a paywall on the Slate site.
0:41.8	We hope you'll join us.
0:43.0	Sign up now by going to slate.com slash careplus.
0:46.3	That's slate.com slash care plus.
0:49.2	See you on the playground.
0:53.4	This episode may contain explicit language.
0:58.3	This is Karen Feeding. We're just three friends with kids who get together every week to talk about life, swap advice, keep each other sane while we muddle through this beautiful, wonderful thing called parenting.
1:12.6	I'm Lucy Lopez. I have a substack with Elizabeth. It's called Best Mom Friends Forever.
1:18.9	I'm Mother to Amelia who's 15, Avery who's 13, and we live in Miami, Florida.
1:23.8	I'm Elizabeth New Camp. I write the homeschool and family travel blog, Dutch Dutch Goose. I'm the mom to Henry, who's 14, Oliver, who's 11, and Teddy who's 9. And we live in Honolulu, Hawaii. I'm Zach Rosen. I am in Detroit, where I'm Dad to Noah, who's 8, and I'm who's 5. I make a podcast called Weirdly Helpful. and we're here to talk about the ups, downs, and everything in between when it comes to
1:47.1	parenting.
1:48.0	Every week we commiserate, we check in with listeners, and try to make this feel like the
1:51.7	kind of conversation you have with your pals.
1:54.4	And today, Zach is bringing us a dilemma that neither Elizabeth or I know anything about,
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