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In this week’s edition of Slate’s parenting podcast Mom and Dad Are Fighting, Slate editors Allison Benedikt and Jessica Winter talk to Julie Lythcott-Haims, the author of How to Raise an Adult, about the long-term dangers of helicopter parenting. Then, real talk about sex after having a baby. Plus, Dr. TJ Gold of Tribeca Pediatrics helps us answer a listener’s question about bedwetting, and parenting triumphs and fails.
This week on Slate Plus, Allison talks about her family’s move from Brooklyn to the suburbs.
Items discussed in the show:
- How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims
- “Kids of Helicopter Parents Are Sputtering Out” by Julie Lythcott-Haims in Slate
- “The French Government Wants to Tone My Vagina” by Claire Lundberg in Slate
- “Why Couples Don’t Have Sex After Birth of Kids” by Sarah Knapton in the Telegraph
- “In Study, Fatherhood Leads to Drop in Testosterone,” in the New York Times.
Mom and Mom recommend:
Allison recommends “Unlicensed SoHo Day Care is Shut After Death of Infant Boy” by Vivian Yee in the New York Times, and also recommends making sure you are sending your children to licensed and regulated day care providers.
Jessica recommends After Birth by Elisa Albert.
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Podcast produced by Ann Heppermann. Our intern is Jessie Chasan-Taber.
