The “Poopin’ In the Closet” Edition

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10/14/21 • 49 min

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Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

On this week’s episode: Aymann, Jamilah, and Elizabeth tackle a desperate dispatch from a parent who just wants their kid to go to bed. Instead he is pooping in the closet. Then they take on the case of the threenage temper tantrums. How can you calm a kid who is being completely irrational? In Slate Plus: They’re talkin’ tech. Specifically, the gadgets that have transformed their parenting. If you love recommendations, you’ll definitely want to stick around for that discussion.

Recommendations:

Elizabeth recommends Sharice’s Big Voice by Sharice Davids and Nancy K. Mays. Plus, check out Erika McLemore’s Instagram for more great book recommendations.

Jamilah recommends Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence by Anita Hill.

Aymann recommends Elif by G. Willow Wilson and buying a new case for your old phone, especially if you’re itching to get your hands on a new phone.

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Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson.

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Recommendations:

Elizabeth recommends Sharice’s Big Voice by Sharice Davids and Nancy K. Mays. Plus, check out Erika McLemore’s Instagram for more great book recommendations.

Jamilah recommends Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence by Anita Hill.

Aymann recommends Elif by G. Willow Wilson and buying a new case for your old phone, especially if you’re itching to get your hands on a new phone.

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.

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Previous Episode

Bad Behavior Edition

On this week’s episode: Aymann, Elizabeth, and Jamilah discuss their triumphs and fails for the week. Then they answer a question from a listener whose 5 year old has been acting out at school recently. How can she encourage her child to change his behavior?

Later, they share some advice with a listener whose 16 year old has not taken kindly to her mother’s boyfriend of 3 years. What can she do to bridge the divide between her partner and her daughter?

In Slate Plus: We’re discussing movies and TV shows we’ve been enjoying with our families lately.

Recommendations:

Elizabeth recommends finding a race series through your local track club for your kids to run a race! Some races even have baby races. So cute and fun!

Aymann recommends potato chip bags for babies -- wash it out first and you get an amazing toy for a baby!

Jamilah recommends Blazy Susan Pre Rolled Cones for the cannabis-enthusiastic parents out there. They’re slow-burning, vegan, GMO-free and PINK!

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Podcast produced by Morgan Flannery.

Hosts

Elizabeth Newcamp is a co-host of Mom and Dad Are Fighting. She's a traveling mother of three boys who chronicles her misadventures at Dutch, Dutch, Goose.

Aymann Ismail is an award winning staff writer at Slate whose work focuses on identity and religion.

Jamilah Lemieux is a writer, cultural critic, and communications strategist based in Brooklyn, New York.

Social

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Next Episode

The “All Things Green” Edition

On this week’s episode: Jamilah, Elizabeth, and Aymann hotly debate a question about a kid who is vegan but decides to eat meat at their friend’s house. Is 13 mature enough to make their own dietary decisions or should the kid’s parents be told? Then, Jamilah talks with Lauren Linder, mom and attorney for a cannabis company, about how they incorporate cannabis into their parenting. In Slate Plus: Aymann talks about the effect of toxic masculinity on paternity leave. If you want to hear more from Aymann on masculinity, check out his podcast Man Up.

Recommendations:

Elizabeth recommends Simple Modern insulated cups with straws.

Aymann recommends starting a garden.

Jamilah recommends the Instant Pot Duo.

Additional Links:

Check out Elizabeth's great tips for finding (and keeping friends) on Slate’s How To! podcast: How To Make Friends as an Adult.

It's Just a Plant: A Children's Story about Marijuana by Ricardo Cortés.

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