EPISODE · May 12, 2025 · 53 MIN
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - My Son Hates His Clothes
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On this episode: Zak, Elizabeth and Lucy talk about clothes. This listener’s six-and-a-half-year-old is super particular about what he wants to wear… and it’s making school mornings really hard. We’ll talk about how to accommodate the pickiness while also not derailing the start of your day.And then, we’ll circle up for a round of checkins… and on Slate Plus, we’re talking about teen joy.If you’re not part of the Slate Plus community, we hope you’ll consider joining! Keep reading to learn how.Zak’s checkin: self-defense against 4-year-oldsElizabeth’s checkin: all bamboo everythingLucy’s checkin: birthday gift politicsJoin 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 to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts.Podcast produced by Maura Currie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this episode: Zak, Elizabeth and Lucy talk about clothes. This listener’s six-and-a-half-year-old is super particular about what he wants to wear… and it’s making school mornings really hard. We’ll talk about how to accommodate the pickiness while also not derailing the start of your day.And then, we’ll circle up for a round of checkins… and on Slate Plus, we’re talking about teen joy.If you’re not part of the Slate Plus community, we hope you’ll consider joining! Keep reading to learn how.Zak’s checkin: self-defense against 4-year-oldsElizabeth’s checkin: all bamboo everythingLucy’s checkin: birthday gift politicsJoin 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 to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts.Podcast produced by Maura Currie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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