My Kid Is Copying His Black Classmates’ Vernacular
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English - November 20, 2023 08:00 - 21 minutes - ★★★★ - 979 ratingsParenting Kids & Family Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this episode: Elizabeth, Jamilah, and Zak help a listener who’s in a quandary. Her young son started copying his Black classmates’ vernacular. She doesn’t know if or how she should correct him.
Recommendations:
Jamilah: Jiffy Cornbread
Zak: Proper Noun Song (to the tune of September by Earth, Wind and Fire)
Elizabeth: Car Sickness Glasses
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Podcast produced by Maura Currie and Rosemary Belson.
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On this episode: Elizabeth, Jamilah, and Zak help a listener who’s in a quandary. Her young son started copying his Black classmates’ vernacular. She doesn’t know if or how she should correct him.
Recommendations:
Jamilah: Jiffy Cornbread
Zak: Proper Noun Song (to the tune of September by Earth, Wind and Fire)
Elizabeth: Car Sickness Glasses
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 an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Mom and Dad are Fighting. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to help support our work.
Podcast produced by Maura Currie and Rosemary Belson.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices