Should a 6-Year-Old Go on Solo Walks?
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05/06/24 • 23 min
On this episode: Zak, Jamilah and Lucy answer a question about a very independent kindergartener. This member of our Slate Parenting Facebook group has a six year old who’s taking solo walks around the neighborhood... and while his parents are cool with it, the neighbors aren’t. How can this mom field questions about why her kid is out by himself – and should he be out, at all?
We also dole out a round of recommendations — and then, for Slate Plus, we debrief on Lucy’s first prom mom experience... and reminisce on proms of yore.
Lucy recommends: Having your kids interview older folks
Zak recommends: Kids clothes shopping at Salvation Army
Jamilah recommends: Doing It All: The Social Power of Single Motherhood by Ruby Russell
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Podcast produced by Maura Currie.
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On this episode: Zak, Jamilah and Lucy answer a question about a very independent kindergartener. This member of our Slate Parenting Facebook group has a six year old who’s taking solo walks around the neighborhood... and while his parents are cool with it, the neighbors aren’t. How can this mom field questions about why her kid is out by himself – and should he be out, at all?
We also dole out a round of recommendations — and then, for Slate Plus, we debrief on Lucy’s first prom mom experience... and reminisce on proms of yore.
Lucy recommends: Having your kids interview older folks
Zak recommends: Kids clothes shopping at Salvation Army
Jamilah recommends: Doing It All: The Social Power of Single Motherhood by Ruby Russell
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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