Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show podcast

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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 Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of the Care and Feeding show page. Or, visit slate.com/careplus to get access wherever you listen.

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 Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of the Care and Feeding show page. Or, visit slate.com/careplus to get access wherever you listen.

 

#738

Make My Kid Eat, Please!

On this episode: [Lucy Lopez] (https://www.thelucylopez.com/) , [Elizabeth Newcamp] (https... more

16 Oct 2025

49 MINS

49:12

16 Oct 2025


#737

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 H... more

13 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:14

13 Oct 2025


#736

A Tooth Fairy Fail

On this episode: Slate senior producer [Cheyna Roth] (https://slate.com/author/cheyna-roth... more

09 Oct 2025

34 MINS

34:12

09 Oct 2025


#735

Help! I'm Touched Out By My Kids.

On this episode: [Lucy Lopez] (https://www.thelucylopez.com/) , [Elizabeth Newcamp] (https... more

06 Oct 2025

34 MINS

34:51

06 Oct 2025


#734

The Great Onesie Debate

On this episode: On this episode: [Lucy Lopez] (https://www.thelucylopez.com/) , [Elizabet... more

02 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:53

02 Oct 2025


#733

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 he... more

29 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:55

29 Sep 2025


#732

Demystifying Car Seat Safety

On this episode: Lucy, Zak, and Elizabeth mark Child Passenger Safety Week with a conversa... more

25 Sep 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:13

25 Sep 2025


#731

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 he... more

22 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:34

22 Sep 2025


#730

Guiding Kids Through Hard-to-Explain Headlines

Reporter and former Care & Feeding host [Aymann Ismail] (https://slate.com/author/aymann-i... more

18 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:01

18 Sep 2025


#729

When Sharing Doesn’t Come Easy

A listener writes in about a toddler who loves bringing toys to the playground but rarely ... more

15 Sep 2025

30 MINS

30:43

15 Sep 2025


#728

How to Talk Divorce With Kids

tell kids about divorce. Zak, Elizabeth, and Lucy  share advice on language that reassures... more

11 Sep 2025

32 MINS

32:34

11 Sep 2025


#727

The Back-to-School Game Plan

This week on Care and Feeding, Zak, Lucy, and Elizabeth are joined by Scotti Weintraub, pa... more

08 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:28

08 Sep 2025


#726

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, Elizabet... more

04 Sep 2025

33 MINS

33:31

04 Sep 2025


#725

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, h... more

01 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:12

01 Sep 2025


#724

Extra Parenting, Extra Guilt

This week on Care and Feeding, Zak, Lucy, and Elizabeth help a parent who is doing ‘extra’... more

28 Aug 2025

36 MINS

36:04

28 Aug 2025


#723

The Secret to Becoming the Hangout House

On this episode: Elizabeth shares stories from her big moving trip, Zak talks through the ... more

25 Aug 2025

37 MINS

37:28

25 Aug 2025


#722

When Your Kid Hates Mornings

This week on Care and Feeding, Zak, Lucy, and Elizabeth tackle a letter from a parent whos... more

21 Aug 2025

38 MINS

38:07

21 Aug 2025


#721

Managing Screen Time Without Losing Your Mind

Elizabeth and Zak talk with Ash Brandin, [author of Power On] (https://bookshop.org/p/book... more

18 Aug 2025

34 MINS

34:39

18 Aug 2025