Presenting the Dr. Fauci action figure. Because, 2020.
Stronger than an off-the-record anonymous White House source. More powerful than a mask worn under your nose. Able to get more Americans believing in science in a single press conference. It’s epidemiologist Dr.Anthony S Fauci! And soon, he’ll be available...
One Good Thing a Day: A beautiful, easy exercise to help get you through these crazy days | Spawned ep 218
Last week, I stumbled into a wonderful idea thanks to a conversation with a friend about how tough these days re lately: Start the morning by naming “one good thing” you are going to do that day. Whatever that means to you. It inspired the most diverse,...
7 reasons to get a flu shot for you and your family, especially during Covid.
Hi. Get your flu shots. Get your flu shots. Get your flu shots. Need some reasons to get your flu shots besides me telling you? Here you go. 1. A flu shot keeps you healthy. Flu vaccines are proven to reduce the risk of flu illness, hospitalization and death, and...
Stylish leggings you can wear as pants: 10 of my favorites to keep you feeling comfy and cool.
Welp, we’ve officially hit that point in the pandemic when we differentiate between our leggings and our nice, stylish leggings. Or is that just me? Answer: No way that’s just me. You all went kind of wild for our team’s recos for of our favorite...
Parenting lessons from the first debate: Teaching kids how to have a productive discussion, without bullying or name-calling.
My kids’ eyes flew wide open when they stepped into the living room last night and caught some of the fiasco (or you know, Dana Bash’s more colorful term) that passed for a presidential debate. This morning, our team discussed that while we’re...
No hate: A kids’ craft kit supporting a message we can all agree on.
Well. This certainly has been an interesting start to Anti-Bullying Month. After four years of strife, anger, division, hatred, bullying…I can safely say that parents are tired. I know I’m tired of apologizing to my kids that they have to grow up seeing...
How to help fulfill Justice Ginsburg’s last wish: 3 simple action steps to help voters
“My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in a statement to her granddaughter before she died, this past Friday. I have been so saddened and yeah, troubled and angry since...
A study about the ignorance of teens + young adults around the Holocaust + anti-Semitism is disturbing. Here’s what we can do as parents.
This morning I woke up to the study that’s making the rounds on Twitter: Nearly 2/3 of US young adults are unaware that 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust — some get the numbers wrong, some didn’t know at all. Dig deeper into the survey results...
Election Fact Check: Absentee ballots and voting by mail | Spawned ep 215
Whether you’re pinned to election coverage right now, or avoiding it as much as possible, we think every American should listen to this interview with Amber McReynolds, former Director of Elections for Denver, and now the CEO of the bipartisan National Vote at...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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