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Empowering tweens and teens with books, with author Helena Dahlgren | Spawned Episode 235

Empowering tweens and teens with books, with author Helena Dahlgren | Spawned Episode 235

by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast

By now, you know that we’re pretty big book fans here at Cool Mom Picks, so we always jump at the chance to talk about them, and to their authors. This time, we’re so thrilled to chat with an author of books for older kids like ours, and ones that have...
Judith Warner on “that article” about adolescents getting through the pandemic | Spawned Ep 234

Judith Warner on “that article” about adolescents getting through the pandemic | Spawned Ep 234

by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Adults, Podcast

Last week, my entire social network (online and off) buzzed loudly about author Judith Warner’s New York Times article about adolescents and the pandemic, Stop Calling It a Lost Year. Parents had very strong opinions! Especially those who didn’t actually...
How to raise addiction-resistant children: Jessica Lahey | Spawned Ep 233

How to raise addiction-resistant children: Jessica Lahey | Spawned Ep 233

by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Adults, Podcast

For years, Jessica Lahey has been one of our favorite parenting columnists and authors. So we were honored she joined us to offer her wise advice on talking with our kids about drug use, abuse, and addiction, all of which you can find in her essential new book, The...
Can you really be a feminist dad? Jordan Shapiro on fatherhood, masculinity, and gender roles in parenting. | Spawned 232

Can you really be a feminist dad? Jordan Shapiro on fatherhood, masculinity, and gender roles in parenting. | Spawned 232

by Cool Mom Staff | Books for Adults, Podcast

While we love all of our Spawned guests, there are some interviews that truly reshape our views on parenting. That’s just how we feel about this chat with global education expert Jordan Shapiro. He changed our views on kids and technology thanks to his...
“Just embrace the Janet Jackson rule” and other tips for supporting women in the workplace.| Spawned Episode 231

“Just embrace the Janet Jackson rule” and other tips for supporting women in the workplace.| Spawned Episode 231

by Cool Mom Staff | Books for Adults, Podcast

What is the “Janet Jackson rule” exactly? Let’s just say it could really help you succeed in your career (and has nothing to do with wardrobe malfunctions that were entirely the fault of a guy but that’s another story). If you’re a...
How to show up for yourself and your friends, especially during pandemic times | Spawned Episode 230

How to show up for yourself and your friends, especially during pandemic times | Spawned Episode 230

by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast

We’ve talked a lot about self care these days, and our need for our community and village (hello, We Time project), but… we haven’t actually put the concepts together, even though they are most certainly intertwined. That’s where our guest,...
Fourteen talks to have before your child turns fourteen, with author Michelle Icard | Spawned Episode 229

Fourteen talks to have before your child turns fourteen, with author Michelle Icard | Spawned Episode 229

by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast

As parents, we have a general idea of the conversations we need to have with our kids before they to the throes of teendom – like the sex talk, and the drugs and alcohol talk –  for example. But there are actually a whole lot more conversations that we...
Kate DiCamillo on why kids need superheroes right now | Spawned 228

Kate DiCamillo on why kids need superheroes right now | Spawned 228

by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast

It’s a bit of a statement say we fan-grilled a bit over this week’s guest on the Spawned Parenting Podcast, two-time Newbery award-winning author Kate DiCamillo. Surely you know her incredible children’s books like The Tale of Despereaux,  Because of...
Janice Johnson Dias on parenting with joy, raising change-makers, and navigating the f*ckery of life.  | Spawned 227

Janice Johnson Dias on parenting with joy, raising change-makers, and navigating the f*ckery of life. | Spawned 227

by Liz Gumbinner | Podcast

Fair warning: This episode may really make you miss your IRL get togethers with your favorite mom friends, because that is exactly what this conversation with Dr. Janice Johnson Dias feels like. We knew that talking to Janice would be helpful, but to be honest, we had...
Listen now: Donzaleigh Abernathy on “Uncle Martin” and growing up in the civil rights movement | Spawned 226

Listen now: Donzaleigh Abernathy on “Uncle Martin” and growing up in the civil rights movement | Spawned 226

by Liz Gumbinner | Podcast

Every night [I] had the fear of going to bed. Because at dinnertime, members of the white supremacist Group, the Ku Klux Klan, would call. every single evening at dinner. Not some nights, but every single night once we moved to Atlanta, and threaten to kill us. My...
How organizing our homes is giving us some control we need, with Naeemah Ford Goldson | Spawned 225

How organizing our homes is giving us some control we need, with Naeemah Ford Goldson | Spawned 225

by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast

With a lot of insanity in the world, it may feel weird to talk about organizing solutions right now. But that’s exactly the reason we’re talking about it. We have so little control in our own lives — in the world — and it’s disorienting...
Why we need to reframe how we talk about self-care, with Dr. Christine Koh | Spawned Episode 224

Why we need to reframe how we talk about self-care, with Dr. Christine Koh | Spawned Episode 224

by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast

We’ve talked a lot about self-care over the years — the last year in particular — but not as deeply honest as we did during this recent conversation with our dear friend, author, and podcaster Dr. Christine Koh. She’s been sharing her own...
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