Is Grit Good? Edition
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show
Slate Audio
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2016
⏱️ 52 minutes
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On today's show, Allison and Dan discuss game theory parenting and whether children need grit to succeed.
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| 0:58.0 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 1:08.6 | Hello, and welcome to Mom and Dad are Fighting, Slate's parenting podcast for Thursday, May 12th. |
| 1:13.4 | The Is Grit Good Edition. |
| 1:15.5 | I'm Alison Benedict, an editor at Slate, and the mom of Harry 7, Sam, 5, and Wally 3. |
| 1:21.4 | I'm Dan Cois. |
| 1:22.3 | I'm also an editor at Slate, and I'm the dad of Lyra who is 11 and Harper who is 8. |
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