{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695d36b239d31c8588344aa8/695d371239d31c8588346cec?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Keep Your Head Above Water","description":"<p>On this week’s episode: Dan, Jamilah, and guest host Greg Lavallee answer listener questions from a parent whose daughter is afraid of the water and a mom who needs a response strategy for a disrespectful kiddo. For Slate Plus, the hosts strategize date night. Are microdates the solution to a busy schedule? Or is it worth the effort of hiring a babysitter to go out? Sign up for Slate Plus here.</p><p><br></p><p>Recommendations:</p><p>Jamilah recommends a newfangled entertainment destination… a place where you could spend hours without spending any money…. The MALL.</p><p>Greg recommends <a href=\"https://funinmotiontoys.com/collections/shashibo\">Shashibo</a>,<em> </em>a mesmerizing magnetic puzzle.</p><p>Dan recommends <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XNRJ3XY/?tag=slatmaga-20\">Boom Blast Stix</a> for little kids and <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001SN8GF4/?tag=slatmaga-20\">Telestrations</a> for bigger ones.</p><p><br></p><p>Join us on <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/slateparenting/\">Facebook</a> and email us at <a href=\"mailto:momanddad@slate.com\">momanddad@slate.com</a> to tell us what you thought of today’s show and give us ideas for what we should talk about in future episodes. Got questions that you’d like us to answer? Call and leave us a message at 424-255-7833.</p><p>Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Hosts</strong></p><p><strong>Dan Kois</strong> is an editor and writer at Slate. He’s the author of How to Be a Family and the co-author of The World Only Spins Forward.</p><p><strong>Jamilah Lemieux</strong> is a writer, cultural critic, and communications strategist based in Brooklyn, New York.</p><p><strong>Greg Lavallee</strong> is the director of technology at Slate.</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}