Mom & Dad: The “Temperamental Toddler” Edition

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🗓️ 28 October 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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On this week’s episode: Elizabeth, Jamilah, and Zak debate if a distracted toddler deserves to be pulled out of their gymnastics class. Next, they advise a mother who is nervous about a long flight with her toddler. From getting a toddler to wear a mask to entertaining snacks, the hosts have tips for all aspects of the flight. We’re playing a round of hot takes in Slate Plus. So stick around for some spicy parenting opinions. Recommendations: Jamilah recommends Popeyes’ hottie sauce collab with Megan Thee Stallion. Zak recommends making or buying a fire pit to polong the outdoor season. Elizabeth recommends the DragonBox Elements: Geometry App 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. Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson. Don't miss the member-exclusive segment on MADAF every week. Sign up for Slate Plus now at slate.com/momanddadplus and you'll also get to skip the ads, read everything on Slate.com, and support this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.7	Welcome to Mom and Dad are fighting Slate's parenting podcast for Thursday, October 28th,
1:09.2	the temperamental toddler addition. I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. I ride the homeschool and family travel
1:14.4	blog Dutch Dutch Goose. I'm the mom to three littles, Henry, who's nine, Oliver, who's seven,
1:19.2	and Teddy, who's five. We live in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I'm Jamil Lemieux, a writer,
1:25.5	contributor to Slate's care and feeding parents in column and mom to Naima, who is eight and a half,
1:30.2	and we live in Los Angeles. And I am Zach Rosen. I am the host of the best advice show,
1:35.3	a very short three times a week advice show, and I live in Detroit with my family. I have a
1:41.6	daughter Noah who's four and Ami is one. We are so excited that you're going to be hanging out
1:47.6	with us for a bit. Welcome. It's such an honor, seriously. Thank you for having me.
1:53.2	Well, on today's show, we have a question about a toddler who makes up her own rules and
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