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Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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Zak Rosen, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Lucy Lopez share triumphs and fails and offer advice on parenting kids from toddler to teens. Want more Care and Feeding? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive advice. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite S...

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From How To! | How to Quit IVF (and Start a New Chapter)

From How To! | How to Quit IVF (and Start a New Chapter)

Care and Feeding is on break, and is bringing you an exciting episode from Slate podcast How To!

After seven years of trying to conceive,...

2025-10-13 07:00:00 2354
What to Say to Your Kids When You Can’t Deal

What to Say to Your Kids When You Can’t Deal

This week, award-winning journalist and podcaster Elise Hu joins the show to talk about her new podcast Raising Us, where she explores how parents can...

2025-09-29 07:00:00 2335
Demystifying Car Seat Safety

Demystifying Car Seat Safety

On this episode: Lucy, Zak, and Elizabeth mark Child Passenger Safety Week with a conversation about car seats. Child passenger safety technician Jami...

2025-09-25 07:00:00 3793
The 25 Best Picture Books of the Last 25 Years

The 25 Best Picture Books of the Last 25 Years

On this episode: Lucy and Elizabeth are joined by guest host Rebecca Onion to dive into her and Dan Kois’ definitive list of the 25 best picture books...

2025-09-22 07:00:00 2314
Guiding Kids Through Hard-to-Explain Headlines

Guiding Kids Through Hard-to-Explain Headlines

Reporter and former Care & Feeding host Aymann Ismail joins Elizabeth & Lucy to talk about how to approach conversations with kids about violence in t...

2025-09-17 22:00:00 2101
When Sharing Doesn’t Come Easy

When Sharing Doesn’t Come Easy

A listener writes in about a toddler who loves bringing toys to the playground but rarely wants to share them. The hosts unpack why sharing is so toug...

2025-09-14 22:00:00 1843
How to Talk Divorce With Kids

How to Talk Divorce With Kids

tell kids about divorce. Zak, Elizabeth, and Lucy  share advice on language that reassures, pitfalls to avoid, and ways to keep the focus on love and...

2025-09-10 22:00:00 1954
The Back-to-School Game Plan

The Back-to-School Game Plan

This week on Care and Feeding, Zak, Lucy, and Elizabeth are joined by Scotti Weintraub, parenting coach, creator of Reframe Parenting and host of The...

2025-09-07 22:00:00 2608
How to Help a Kid Stop Thumb-Sucking

How to Help a Kid Stop Thumb-Sucking

Today on the show: What to do when your kid won’t stop sucking their thumb. Lucy, Elizabeth, and Zak offer guidance for moving on from thumb-sucking—w...

2025-09-03 22:00:00 2011
From How To! | How To Raise a Kid in a Polarized Family

From How To! | How To Raise a Kid in a Polarized Family

Sarah loves her in-laws, even though their politics send her running for the exits. Now, her daughter is starting to ask questions about her grandpare...

2025-08-31 22:00:00 2592
Extra Parenting, Extra Guilt

Extra Parenting, Extra Guilt

This week on Care and Feeding, Zak, Lucy, and Elizabeth help a parent who is doing ‘extra’ parenting for one of her kids. She’s worried her other kid...

2025-08-27 22:00:00 2164
The Secret to Becoming the Hangout House

The Secret to Becoming the Hangout House

On this episode: Elizabeth shares stories from her big moving trip, Zak talks through the chaos of his own move, and Lucy navigates some surprising cr...

2025-08-24 22:00:00 2248
When Your Kid Hates Mornings

When Your Kid Hates Mornings

This week on Care and Feeding, Zak, Lucy, and Elizabeth tackle a letter from a parent whose mornings are a nonstop battleground. What do you do when y...

2025-08-20 22:00:00 2287
Preparing Kids for the Worst (Without Freaking Them Out)

Preparing Kids for the Worst (Without Freaking Them Out)

This week, a listener faces an agonizing parenting dilemma: Their beloved dog is old and undergoing risky surgery—and they’re not sure how honest to b...

2025-07-24 09:00:00 2353
My Only Child Wants a Sibling. What Now?

My Only Child Wants a Sibling. What Now?

This week on Care & Feeding, a listener writes in with a question that tugs at the heart: Their five-year-old daughter—an only child, growing up in a...

2025-07-20 19:00:00 1989
Is My Kid Ready for Middle School? Am I?

Is My Kid Ready for Middle School? Am I?

This week on Care & Feeding, Elizabeth and Lucy respond to a listener wondering how to help their child—and themselves—prepare for the leap to middle...

2025-07-17 09:00:00 2418
When Your Kids Can’t Eat the Same Thing

When Your Kids Can’t Eat the Same Thing

On this episode: Elizabeth Newcamp, Zak Rosen, and Lucy Lopez dive into a letter from a parent who’s stuck in the food fight crossfire between their c...

2025-07-13 22:00:00 2103
When Your Teen Thinks They're the Parent

When Your Teen Thinks They're the Parent

On this episode: Zak Rosen, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Lucy Lopez dive into a letter from a parent with three kids spanning college to preschool — and two...

2025-07-10 09:00:00 2535
Encore: Talking to Kids About Racism

Encore: Talking to Kids About Racism

First, an announcement: we’re excited to show you our new best-of playlist. Let us know if we’ve done an expert interview that you think is missing fr...

2025-06-19 09:00:00 5190
From Our Friends: How To Parent With a Disability

From Our Friends: How To Parent With a Disability

At least 10 percent of parents in the U.S. are disabled, but Andrea can’t seem to find parenting advice on disability and accessibility. On this episo...

2025-05-25 22:20:00 2875
From Our Friends: How To Face the Future (Gen Z Edition)

From Our Friends: How To Face the Future (Gen Z Edition)

We're off this Monday for the holiday but didn't want to leave you empty-eared — so here's an episode of How To! starring our friend Carvell Wallace's...

2025-01-19 23:10:00 2666
Dear Prudence: My Stepson is a Liar and Attention Seeker. Help!

Dear Prudence: My Stepson is a Liar and Attention Seeker. Help!

We’re still enjoying the last dregs of the holiday season — but we thought C&F listeners might love to hear Zak’s recent appearance on another advice...

2025-01-02 10:00:00 2410
Tom and Jerry Toddlers

Tom and Jerry Toddlers

On this episode: Elizabeth, Lucy and Zak help a member of the Slate Parenting Facebook group whose toddlers are at each other… Constantly. We’re just...

2024-11-10 23:10:00 2278
Letters on Politics, Halloween, and the Impala

Letters on Politics, Halloween, and the Impala

On this episode: Elizabeth, Lucy and Zak crack open our mailbag. You’ve been sending a ton of emails about everything from Zionism to the Red Light Di...

2024-11-07 10:00:00 3464
From Our Friends: How To Rethink Screen Time

From Our Friends: How To Rethink Screen Time

We're off for Indigenous Peoples' Day but didn't want to leave you empty-handed — so we're sharing an episode from our friends over at How To!
B...

2024-10-13 22:00:00 2680
From Decoder Ring: Stuffed Animals Gone Wild

From Decoder Ring: Stuffed Animals Gone Wild

The Care & Feeding team is off for Labor Day — but we won't let that stop you from hearing something great from elsewhere in the Slateiverse. So: we'r...

2024-09-01 22:00:00 2420
Introducing Didn't I Just Feed You

Introducing Didn't I Just Feed You

We’re excited to share an episode with you that we think you’ll love that comes from Didn’t I Just Feed You - a weekly podcast hosted by two long time...

2024-08-20 22:00:00 2228
We’re Friends With a Flaky Family

We’re Friends With a Flaky Family

On this episode: Lucy, Elizabeth and Zak help a listener who’s grappling with whether it’s worth trying to keep up a friendship with a family that is...

2024-08-01 09:00:00 2077
What Does My Son Need To Shave?

What Does My Son Need To Shave?

On this episode: Lucy, Jamilah, and Dan Kois help a member of the Slate Parenting Facebook community who’s wondering how to help her teenage son throu...

2024-07-21 22:00:00 2101
I Can’t Sleep When My Teen’s Gone

I Can’t Sleep When My Teen’s Gone

On this episode: Lucy, Jamilah, and special guest host Dan Kois help a member of the Slate Parenting Facebook group who’s unable to sleep unless every...

2024-07-18 09:00:00 1852
My Kid’s Friend Has Zero Supervision

My Kid’s Friend Has Zero Supervision

On this episode: Zak, Lucy and Jamilah help a member of the Slate Parenting Facebook Group who’s torn about her kid’s new bestie. This girl is mostly...

2024-07-14 22:00:00 1183
I Took a Break. Why Don’t I Feel Refreshed?

I Took a Break. Why Don’t I Feel Refreshed?

On this episode: Lucy, Zak, and Jamilah help a listener who wrote in wondering how to soften her landing after taking a break from the kids. She’s gra...

2024-07-11 09:05:00 2287
How Could We Better Support Single Moms?

How Could We Better Support Single Moms?

We’re taking it easy after the holiday last week but didn’t want to leave you empty-eared… so we’re very excited to share an extended cut of Jamila’s...

2024-07-07 22:00:00 2604
From Our Friends: How To Take a Gap Year

From Our Friends: How To Take a Gap Year

Hi listeners! We're off from the holiday but wanted to share an episode of another Slate show that we think you'll love:
Leo is a high-achieving...

2024-07-03 23:00:00 2695
My Kid Forgot How to Ride a Bike

My Kid Forgot How to Ride a Bike

On this episode: Lucy, Zak, and Elizabeth help a member of the Slate Parenting Facebook group whose daughter forgot how to ride a bike… and is now pre...

2024-06-27 09:00:00 2349
My Daughter’s Friend Is Just So Loud

My Daughter’s Friend Is Just So Loud

On this episode: Jamilah, Zak and Elizabeth help a listener who, for a few reasons, is at the end of her rope with a friend of her daughter’s. The fri...

2024-06-06 09:00:00 1843
Remembering Someone Your Kids Won’t Meet

Remembering Someone Your Kids Won’t Meet

On this episode: Jamilah, Zak and Elizabeth answer a listener email about how to keep someone’s memory alive. This listener is pregnant for the first...

2024-05-30 09:00:00 1894
How Social Media Hurts Youth Mental Health

How Social Media Hurts Youth Mental Health

We're off for Memorial Day, but we didn't want to leave you empty-handed. So: we're thrilled to share this episode of Well, Now — Slate's new show all...

2024-05-26 22:00:00 2451
Do My Kids Need Their Own Rooms?

Do My Kids Need Their Own Rooms?

On this episode: Lucy, Zak and Elizabeth answer a listener email about whether an 8 and 5 year old should still be sharing a room. The basement is a c...

2024-05-23 09:00:00 2598
Should My Kid Stop Wandering Around Naked?

Should My Kid Stop Wandering Around Naked?

On this episode: Zak, Lucy and Elizabeth answer a question from our Slate Parenting Facebook group about a 7-year-old who’s at home being naked at hom...

2024-05-19 22:00:00 1641
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