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!
Join us on Facebook and email us at momanddad@slate.com 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 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.
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