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"Am I Doing This Right?" How To Be a Parent Today

"Am I Doing This Right?" How To Be a Parent Today

FromThe Assignment with Audie Cornish


"Am I Doing This Right?" How To Be a Parent Today

FromThe Assignment with Audie Cornish

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jan 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

If you google the word “parenting” today, headlines include TikTok trends, celebrity mom secrets, and heated debates on parenting methodologies. Parenting is done privately and judged publicly. Audie talks with The Washington Post’s outgoing “On Parenting” Deputy Editor Amy Joyce. She gives Audie her views on the evolving landscape of parenting shaped by mommy blogs, fleeting parenting fads, and the overarching question that echoes in the minds of many caregivers: "Am I doing this right?" 
Read Amy’s final column: The 5 absolute truths I’ve learned in 10 years as a parenting editor 
We want to talk more about the issues that affect parents and kids. So we want to invite you — kids and parents alike — to weigh in with your ideas and questions, and the people you’d like to hear from. Text or send a voice memo to: 202-854-8802. 
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Released:
Jan 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Fiery Twitter threads and endless news notifications never capture the full story. Each week on The Assignment, host Audie Cornish pulls listeners out of their digital echo chambers to hear from the people who live the headlines. From the sex work economy to the battle over what’s taught in classrooms, no topic is off the table. Listen to The Assignment every Thursday.