The Advice Column Made for Parents

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Answers to Almost All Your Questions in One Place

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  • What: Slate’s Care and Feeding Advice Column
  • When: Pregnancy and beyond
  • Why: Entertaining, educational, concise
  • Where: Slate

Do you have a in-law driving you nuts? Perhaps you wonder about the appropriate response when your kid gets injured by another child at the local park. Whether you want advice on your own parenting, or how to handle relationships complicated by the existence of children in your care, look no further than Slate’s Care and Feeding column.

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This popular advice column from Slate’s Human Interests section answers questions sent in by parents from around the globe. A team of columnists answer the queries, which range from carpool conundrums to handling relationships with elderly parents, as well as the usual fare of childrearing inquiries. 

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Care and Feeding covers all sorts of topics related to parenting.

Whether you have an issue and want an outside opinion, or you just want to feel good that you haven’t had that particular problem, this column never fails to entertain. Should you confront your sister about her badly behaved child? We don’t know, but Care and Feeding can provide realistic advice backed up without all the emotional baggage.

Hopefully, you’ll never need their advice. But if you do find yourself stumped by any of the myriad of parentings dilemmas, you’ll know where to go for answers.

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