How to Not Spoil Your Kid

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

Slate Podcasts

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: the best way to show a solo parent you’re here for them—even if you live far away. Jamilah Lemieux, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen also debate what to do if your kid is constantly coming home from school with gifts. Then they discuss How To ‘Un-Spoil’ Your Kid, According To Parenting Experts by Kelsey Borresen. 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 an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Mom and Dad are Fighting. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Maura Currie and Rosemary Belson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:37.7	Welcome to Mom & Data Fighting, Slate's Parenting Podcast.
0:40.8	From Monday, December 18th, the gift of Paloza edition.
0:44.8	Anjamiya Lemieux, a writer, contributor to Slate's care and feeding parenting column,
0:49.4	and mom to Naima, who's 10, and we live in Los Angeles.
0:53.2	I'm Zach Rosen, I make another podcast called The Pesticate Vice Show,
0:57.9	and I'm dad to Noah, who's six, and Ami, who's three.
1:00.8	We live in Detroit, Michigan.
1:02.8	I'm Elizabeth Newkamp, I write the Family Travel Blog Dutch Dutch Goose.
1:06.2	I'm the mom of three littles, Henry, who's 11,
1:08.6	Oliver, who's nine, and ten, who's seven.
1:10.8	We live in Tokyo, Japan.
1:13.5	Today's episode will be packed with gifts galore.
1:16.8	We're first helping a listener pick out the perk and gift for her friend who just became a single parent.
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