Mom and Dad Are Fighting, the “Quantity Time” Edition
Listen to Slate’s parenting podcast discuss quality time vs. quantity time, plus a new memoir about tracking down a childhood bully 40 years later.
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In this week’s edition of Slate’s parenting podcast Mom and Dad Are Fighting, Slate editor Dan Kois and special guest host Jessica Roake talk to All Joy and No Fun author Jennifer Senior about her proposal that parents take family leave during their kids’ teenage years. Then, author Allen Kurzweil calls in to discuss Whipping Boy, his memoir of tracking down his grade-school bully. Plus, listener responses to our last episode on guns in the home, a listener asks about a babysitter who keeps surprising her, triumphs and fails, and recommendations.
Items discussed in the show:
- The study “Does the Amount of Time Mothers Spend With Children or Adolescents Matter?” in the Journal of Marriage and Family
- The Washington Post summary of the study
- Justin Wolfers’ “Yes, Your Time as a Parent Does Make a Difference” in the NYT’s Upshot
- Jennifer Senior’s “The Case for Taking Parental Leave When Your Kids Are Teenagers” in Science of Us
- Allen Kurzweil’s Whipping Boy
Mom and Dad recommend:
Dan recommends Seraphina, an exciting YA fantasy adventure by Rachel Hartman.
Jessica recommends Ellis Paul’s delightful album of folk songs about American heroes, The Hero in You.
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- Macmillan children’s publishing and the adorable new picture book The Whale in My Swimming Pool by Joyce Wan.
Email us at momanddad@slate.com to tell us what you thought of today’s show and give us ideas for what we should cover in the next edition. Got questions that you’d like us to answer on a future episode? Call and leave us a message at 424-255-7833.
Podcast produced by Ann Hepperman.