On this week’s episode: Elizabeth, Aymann and guest-host Michaela Smith discuss their triumphs and fails for the week. Then they answer a question from a listener whose 4 year old daughter has recently become obsessed with wearing makeup. Should her mother be worried about this new development or just let it play out naturally?

Later, they have some advice for a parent whose toddler is dealing with some separation anxiety. What can she do to help support her daughter through these difficult feelings?

In Slate Plus: It’s almost officially fall! So we’re discussing what we’re most looking forward to and some of our favorite fall activities to do with the family. 

Recommendations:

Elizabeth recommends reading Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems with your kids.  

Aymann recommends giving out compliments more often! It’s been a saving grace for him and his wife during the stressful first few months of parenthood.  

Michaela recommends getting ahead of your child’s anxiety or other big feelings by consulting your pediatrician about counseling. Learning coping skills early on can really help us later in life!

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. 

Podcast produced by Morgan Flannery. 

Hosts 

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.

Aymann Ismail is an award winning staff writer at Slate whose work focuses on identity and religion. 

Michaela Smith is the mom to her three littles based out of Colorado Springs, CO. 

Social

@dutchdutchgoose on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dutchdutchgoose/

@aymanndotcom on Twitter https://twitter.com/aymanndotcom

Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on MADAF each week, and no ads. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to listen and support our work.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices