by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Family Travel
Now that so many of us are traveling for the holidays, we’re thinking a lot about how to do it better next year — whether that means saving money, making the most of our reward programs, finding apps that make life easier and keep you organized, or just,...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
If there’s anything that parents can never seem to agree on, it’s screen time, so we decided to figure out why this topic is so polarizing on this week’s episode of Spawned with Kristen and Liz. And, who better to give us some firm, research-based...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Tips + Tricks
Parents have so many questions and concerns about kids and video games. Are they hurting our kids? Are violent games making kids more violent? Are they playing too much? Are certain games worse than others? How do we manage the time kids spend playing games —...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
We have to admit that picking favorite gift ideas from our 2017 Holiday Gift Guide is sort of like picking a favorite kid; it was really hard to do! But, we somehow managed, and we had a lot of fun doing it. Whether you’re smack in the middle of your holiday...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
We love sharing tips for saving money when it comes to Black Friday and holiday shopping! Maybe because we love saving money ourselves? So this week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz we are hooking you up. These are some of the tips we’ve shared with national...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
This week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz is one of our very favorite annual episodes: Answering all of our listeners’ and readers’ burning Thanksgiving questions! Wondering how to get the men to actually do dishes this year? Trying to feed 12 people with...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
This week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz, with Kristen just back from an Imagine Dragons show, we’ve got kids and concerts on the brain. Join us for a lively discussion about the joy of tweens and big kids, safety concerns, tips and tricks — we even share...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
This week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz we’re tackling diets. More specifically, some of the hot diet trends right now (or, ahem, culinary lifestyle choices or whatever they’re being called that’s not “diet”) to discuss the pros, the...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
Skin purifying vaga-cials? Eyebrow merkins? Scalp Botox? Nose hair extensions? Ready to laugh, friends? This week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz, we combed the internet for the wackiest, wildest, most bizarre beauty trends — and then we made a few up too. Take...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
Wouldn’t we all love our kids to be those self-starters who sit down dutifully each day after school to tackle homework, proofread, make corrections, and hey, maybe do some extra-credit — all without being asked? Well, yeah. But we’re realists And...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Doing Good
When we’re feeling angry, feeling distraught, feeling completely gutted — as we have been for the past week following the news about Harvey Weinstein and so many (too many) related stories — it’s always helpful to talk out our feelings. So...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
This week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz, we’re talking about indoor play. Because as the weather is getting cooler, our kids still need to stay active and keep the fun going. Yet…there’s only so much we can handle, if we’re going to be honest. So...