Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen open up the mailbag and find a variety of questions. They give tips for teaching an eleven-year-old how to ride a bike, discuss how to keep a toddler from terrorizing the family pet, and offer advice to a mom looking for community in a new city.
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How to Make Friends as an Adult - How To!
How to Make Friends and Find Your People - Weirdly Helpful
My Kid Forgot How to Ride a Bike - Care and Feeding
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth and Rosemary Belson.
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On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are joined by Austin Kleon. He’s the author of books like Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work! Kleon has a new book out in June called Don’t Call It Art: 10 Ways to Create Like a Kid Again. He joins the ‘Rents to talk about rediscovering your wildness, how screens can actually help kids create, and how to cultivate a creative space for yourself and your littles.
This week on the Plus Playground: A boy mom quandary.

Podcast production by Cheyna Roth and Rosemary Belson.
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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 to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts.

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On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are diving DEEP into the mailbag. They answer all your end of the year questions, like, is it too late to talk to your kid’s teacher about ongoing bullying; what do you do with a teen who won’t get off the couch and is at risk of losing his job; and more!
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Separation Anxiety in Overdrive - Care and Feeding
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Video production by Micah Phillips.
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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 to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts.

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On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are talking all about the world of kids entertainment. And to help them out, they’re joined by non-other than the person responsible for some of the most iconic shows of your childhood—Blue’s Clues, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, and more! Angela Santomero is a children’s television creator in the grand tradition of Mister Roger and she has a lot of advice and thoughts on how to help kids learn and laugh.
Be sure to check out Angela’s new book and YouTube series: Princess Penelope’s Purse of Preposterous Things.
This week on the Plus Playground: Angela shares her favorite children’s entertainment.
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Video production by Micah Phillips.
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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 to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts.

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On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen have a little bit of everything for you. First they share their triumphs and fails: Lucy brings tales of the theater kids, Elizabeth solicited her offering from the family, and Zak had a very special houseguest. Then, they dig into the mailbag and share your comments and triumphs. Finally, they do a dramatic reading of the hilarious essay in McSweeney’s Internet Tendencies, “Unsung Heroes of Motherhood.”
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth and Rosemary Belson.
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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 to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts.

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