Mom and Dad Are Fighting

 How to Address Death

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

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Episode Notes

On this episode: Elizabeth and Zak are joined by Slate staff writer, Aymann Ismail. Today they lend advice to a parent who is struggling with the death of a close friend. When it comes to overdoses and suicides is it better to go over the topic with your kids or deal with it more delicately?

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Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson, Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola, and Kevin Bendis.

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

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