Mom And Dad Are Fighting: Don't Be So Bossy Edition
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show
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4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2014
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Slate's Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois talk about new changes with the SAT with author Todd Balf, and discuss Sheryl Sandberg's "Ban Bossy" campaign.
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast contains explicit language. |
| 0:03.0 | Welcome to mom and dad are fighting. |
| 0:09.0 | Slade's Parenting Podcast, the Don't Be So Bossy Edition. |
| 0:13.6 | I'm Dan Coise. |
| 0:14.6 | I'm the dad of Harper, who is six, and Lyra who is eight. |
| 0:18.5 | I'm Allison Benedict. |
| 0:19.7 | I am the mom of Harry who is five, Sam who is three, and Wally who is one. |
| 0:25.0 | Hi, Allison. |
| 0:25.7 | Hey, we're also editors at Slate. |
| 0:28.0 | Oh, right. |
| 0:29.0 | Oh, right. |
| 0:29.6 | Also, we have jobs. |
| 0:31.5 | So on today's episode, we are going to talk to Todd Belf about his New York Times magazine story on the new |
| 0:36.3 | SAT and the reinvention of the College Board. And then we will talk about Ban Bossie, |
| 0:41.9 | Cheryl Sandberg's new initiative to encourage girls to pursue leadership |
| 0:45.2 | positions. |
| 0:46.2 | Plus, parenting triumphs and fails, a call in question about the division of affection and a family |
| 0:51.5 | and recommendations. |
| 0:53.5 | As always, if you've got topics you want us to discuss or questions you want to ask us, please |
| 0:58.1 | email us at mom and dad at slate.com, that's M-O-M-A-N-D-D-A-D-A-D-A-D-A-D-A-D-A-D at Slate dot com or also please call and ask us a question. Leave us a message at any time at our phone |
| 1:09.8 | number which is 4-24-255 rude. That number again is 4-24 255 rude. |
| 1:12.8 | That number again is 424 255 rude. |
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