Should We Fight In Front Of the Kids?

Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

On this episode: Zak, Elizabeth and Jamilah talk about what to do when you’re arguing with your partner… but you have to do it in front of the kids. We’ll talk about how to model healthy disagreement — and when it’s time to hit pause. We’ll also check in on where the hosts are this week – and then, if you’re coming to hang out on the Slate Plus Playground, the hosts are listening back to their 2024 resolutions and deciding if it truly was the year of “meh.” If you’re not part of the Slate Plus community, we hope you’ll consider joining! Keep reading to learn how. Jamilah’s check-in: everyone’s fine! Elizabeth’s check-in: hot mess express! Zak’s check-in: improv! Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you’ll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts. Podcast produced by Maura Currie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the most wonderful time.
0:04.0	Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?
0:07.0	Smart bookers get access to a three airport lounge by booking a five-star holiday with On the Beach.
0:13.0	Silly bookers? Well, enjoy those cues at the bar.
0:17.0	Stop booking around and visit Onthebeach.co.
0:20.0	Conditions apply. Seven night minimum stay, outbound only from selected airports from the stop booking around and visit on the beach.com.
0:22.2	Conditions apply.
0:26.3	Seven night minimum stay outbound only from selected airports for up to six people at all protected.
0:32.5	This episode contains explicit language.
0:39.5	Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show where we raise the next generation together.
0:45.5	I'm Zach Rosen. I host another podcast that's called The Best Advice Show. And I'm Dad to Noah,
0:51.6	who's seven, and Ami, who's four. We live in Amsterdam. I'm Jameela Lemieux. I'm a writer,
0:56.5	contributor to Slate's Karen Feeding parenting column, and mom to Naima,
1:02.7	who's 11, and we live in Los Angeles. I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. I write the family travel blog Dutch Dutch, Dutch goose. I'm the mom to Henry who's 12, Oliver who's 10, and Teddy who's 8. We live in
1:07.8	Tokyo, Japan. Today on the show, we're taking a listener question about what to do when you're arguing with your partner, but you have to do it in front of the kids.
1:16.9	We'll talk about how to model healthy disagreement and when it's time to hit pause.
1:21.3	And after that, of course, we'll check in with each other, so let's get going.
1:24.3	We're going to take a quick break and then we'll be back here in a second.
1:36.3	This show is sponsored by BetterHelp.
1:40.3	Is there a part of your personal story you've been wanting to revise in 2025?
1:42.8	Or maybe you're just ready for a plot twist.
1:48.0	Every January brings 365 blank pages waiting to be filled. Life isn't about resolutions that fade by February. It's about picking up that pen and
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