Mom & Dad: The “This Bedtime Is Bananas” Edition

On this episode: Zak and Elizabeth debate what to do about a bedtime battle. Our listener’s toddler is generally a great sleeper, but now her bedtime routine isn’t working anymore. If a kid is going to sleep early, does it mean they’ll be early to rise? How early is too early to put your toddler to bed? 
Recommendations
Elizabeth: Metaphor Dice 
Zak: Takeya Cold Brew Maker
Bonus Recommendations: Summer Brain Quest Books
Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory by Sarah Polley
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Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Jasmine Ellis.
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On this episode: Zak and Elizabeth debate what to do about a bedtime battle. Our listener’s toddler is generally a great sleeper, but now her bedtime routine isn’t working anymore. If a kid is going to sleep early, does it mean they’ll be early to rise? How early is too early to put your toddler to bed? 

Recommendations

Elizabeth: Metaphor Dice 

Zak: Takeya Cold Brew Maker

Bonus Recommendations: Summer Brain Quest Books

Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory by Sarah Polley

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 Rosemary Belson and Jasmine Ellis.

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