That Nagging Feeling That You’re Bad at Parenting

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Zak, Jamilah and Elizabeth give a pep talk to a listener who’s not sure she’s doing this right. Her toddler is behind his peers by a few metrics, and this parent knows it’s not a big deal… but the thought still lingers. We also dole out a round of recommendations — and then, for Slate Plus, Elizabeth has a dilemma. Elizabeth recommends: Can I Recycle This by Jennie Romer (Adult Version & Kids Version) Zak recommends: When Babies Rule the Dinner Table Jamilah recommends: Baby Reindeer — and not getting airport gift shop souvenirs. 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 Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus to help support our work. Podcast produced by Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.9	This episode may contain explicit language. Welcome to Karen Feeding, The Show where we parent together. I'm Elizabeth New Camp. I write the family travel blog Dutch Dutch Goose. I'm the mom to three little's Henry who's 12, Oliver who's 9 and Teddy who's 7, we live in Tokyo, Japan.
0:45.0	I'm Zach Rosen. I make another podcast. It's called The Best Advice Show,
0:50.0	and I'm Dad to Noah, who's 6, and Am Army who's three. We live in Detroit.
0:54.0	I'm Jamil Lemue, a writer, contributor to Slate's Care and Feeding Parents in Column,
0:59.0	and Mom Tnaema, who's 11, and we live in Los Angeles.
1:03.3	Today on the show will answer a question from a listener
1:05.8	who's dealing with that nagging feeling
1:07.8	that she's doing something wrong.
1:09.6	Her toddler is behind his peers and stuff
1:11.8	like potty training and talking talking and this parent can't help
1:14.7	but feel like it's a failure on her part. We'll offer some advice and reassurance that we hope
1:19.8	will be helpful. We'll also share a round of recommendations and then if you're in the
1:24.4	Slate Plus Club I have a dilemma and it's something that we've talked about on the show before
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