On this week’s episode: Jamilah, Elizabeth, and Aymann discuss their triumphs and fails for the week. Then they answer a question from a listener whose 6 year old daughter has become fixated on finding a cure for death. 

Later, they have some advice for a parent whose own parents are excellent grandparents to her children but who often cross some boundary lines. 

In Slate Plus: The latest UN report on climate change. How can we discuss this with our children without scaring the crap out of them? 

Recommendations:

Jamilah recommends AND8 Fitness for people who love to have fun during their workouts. 

Elizabeth recommends Kids Quip -- an electric toothbrush for kids that will help you get them out the door a little faster in the mornings. 

Aymann recommends buying an INSTAX Polaroid Camera to hand out polaroid pictures in place of party favors. 

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.

Jamilah Lemieux is a writer, cultural critic, and communications strategist based in Brooklyn, New York.

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

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