Mom and Dad Are Fighting

Parenting advice from Slate.

About the Show

Jamilah Lemieux, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen share triumphs and fails and offer advice on parenting kids from toddler to teens.

Hosts

Zak Rosen is the host of The Best Advice Show. He also produces and edits How to Survive the End of the World and Freedom Dreams. He lives in Detroit with his wife and two young kids (and very large dog, Rumi).
Jamilah Lemieux is a writer, cultural critic, and communications strategist based in L.A.
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.

Sept 12, 2022

Sidelined by Negative Self-Talk

Slate’s parenting podcast on practice, not perfection, when it comes to kids sports.

Sept 08, 2022

Big Family, Big Problems

Slate’s parenting podcast debates how to navigate playdates as a big family.

Sept 05, 2022

Vacation House Havoc

Slate’s parenting podcast on navigating rules when vacationing with another family.

Sept 01, 2022

Between Two Homes

Slate’s parenting podcast on what to do when a 50/50 custody agreement doesn’t seem to be working.

Aug 29, 2022

Bluey Knows Best

Slate’s parenting podcast on why parents just can’t get enough of this popular kids show.

Aug 25, 2022

Mom Group Messiness

Slate’s parenting podcast debate how to handle a cliquey group of parents.

Aug 22, 2022

Please Just Pee

Slate’s parenting podcast commiserates over frustrating potty training setbacks.

Aug 18, 2022

Don’t Want to Be the Awkward Aunt

Slate’s parenting podcast on the importance of child-free adults in kids’ lives.

Aug 15, 2022

How to Address Death

Slate’s parenting podcast discusses the difficulty and benefits of talking about death and suicide with kids.

Aug 11, 2022

Hung Up Over Hanging Out

Slate’s parenting podcast debates whether you can force two cousins to be friends.

Aug 08, 2022

Parenting Halfway Around the World

Slate’s parenting podcast on handling a parent being away for extended periods due to work.

Aug 04, 2022

Stepmom In the Middle

Slate’s parenting podcast debates what to do when a child wants to only live with one parent.

Aug 01, 2022

I’m a Prince, Not a Princess

Slate’s parenting podcast on gender identity and stereotypes.

July 28, 2022

Hygiene Isn’t Negotiable

Slate’s parenting podcast debate the bar for revising a custody agreement.

July 25, 2022

Summer Science Fun

Slate’s parenting podcast hops into the science lab to do some kid-friendly experiments.

July 21, 2022

No People, Please!

Slate’s parenting podcast debate how to make an introverted kid comfortable with crowds.

July 18, 2022

Lost Libido

Slate’s parenting podcast on rekindling your sex life post-baby.

July 14, 2022

Second Child Guilt

Slate’s parenting podcast on smoothly bringing a second child into the family.

July 11, 2022

Run Towards the Danger

Filmmaker, author, and actor Sarah Polley on how she’s intentionally evolving her parenting.

July 07, 2022

Family Time Failures

Slate’s parenting podcast on getting some space, ripple effects of abortion bans, and summertime crafts.