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Meet Stephanie V.M. Lucianovic and Vashti Harrison, the author and illustrator duo behind Hello, Star

Meet Stephanie V.M. Lucianovic and Vashti Harrison, the author and illustrator duo behind Hello, Star

by Kristen Chase | Spawned Podcast

It’s probably no surprise that I’m a big children’s picture book fangirl, considering I’ve got my own children’s picture book coming out in late 2023, so when I got the opportunity to interview Stephanie V.M. Lucianovic and Vashti...
Jenny Lawson on depression, anxiety and why we have to talk about it  | Spawned Episode 255

Jenny Lawson on depression, anxiety and why we have to talk about it | Spawned Episode 255

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Books for Adults, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

We can’t believe after all these episodes of Spawned, we’ve never had the chance to chat with Jenny Lawson. A.K.A. The Bloggess. A.K.A. the best-selling author. A.K.A. new indie bookshop owner. A.K.A. the woman who first left a comment on Liz’s blog...
How to be a compassionate parent of LGBTQ kids | Spawned Episode 254

How to be a compassionate parent of LGBTQ kids | Spawned Episode 254

by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Books for Adults

If you have questions about parenting LGBTQ+ kids, wow do we have the answers, thanks to the absolutely delightful Kristin Russo, author of This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids. If you know her — or her terrific book, or popular podcast about Buffy the Vampire...
How Ada Twist, Scientist is making STEM more accessible to girls | Spawned Episode 253

How Ada Twist, Scientist is making STEM more accessible to girls | Spawned Episode 253

by Kristen Chase | Spawned Podcast, Books for Kids, Entertainment + Media

In a very exciting first for Spawned with Kristen and Liz, we chat with aerospace engineer, Keji Sojobi, who is a part of the new book-to-TV adaptation of the very popular Ada Twist, Scientist. We love how she’s working to make STEM more accessible to girls,...
Instagram, girls and body image: What parents need to know | Spawned Ep 252

Instagram, girls and body image: What parents need to know | Spawned Ep 252

by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

Recently, I wrote about that article, the one about Instagram, teens, body image and self-esteem — and the conversation I had about it with my 14-year-old daughter.  It generated so much great conversation on our social feeds, that Kristen and I wanted to chat...
Why it’s important for kids to read diverse books, with author Meena Harris | Spawned Ep 251

Why it’s important for kids to read diverse books, with author Meena Harris | Spawned Ep 251

by Kristen Chase | Spawned Podcast, Books for Kids, Doing Good

With the recent news of the York Central School District book ban (only just a few hours from where Kristen lives, by the way), we thought it was important to re-share this amazing episode with the delightful, brilliant Meena Harris. She’s an activist,...
Navigating step-parenting with Coach Naja Hall | Spawned Episode 250

Navigating step-parenting with Coach Naja Hall | Spawned Episode 250

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast

We keep saying that we often get our best parenting podcast topic ideas from our readers, and a lot of you have asked for support navigating step-parenting. And that’s just what we’re talking about, in this dynamic, wonderful chat with Certified Parenting...
Raising resilient kids in a world gone sideways, with Dr. Madeline Levine | Spawned Episode 249

Raising resilient kids in a world gone sideways, with Dr. Madeline Levine | Spawned Episode 249

by Kristen Chase | Spawned Podcast

We’ve had a slew of amazing guests on our Spawned podcast recently, who have offered helpful advice on how to raise our kids. This week, we add another one to the list: Dr. Madeline Levine, a New York Times bestselling author, whose book Ready or Not: Preparing...
Tips to resolve sibling conflict from a psychologist and family counselor | Spawned Ep 248

Tips to resolve sibling conflict from a psychologist and family counselor | Spawned Ep 248

by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast

With everything going on in the world right now, kids are extra-stressed, they’re extra-restless, they’re extra-anxious, and, if they have siblings, they’re fighting. Yay! So what’s a parent to do to help manage it all? After a few listeners...
How to raise kids who aren’t assholes (aka kind, empathic, awesome grown-ups) | Spawned Episode 247

How to raise kids who aren’t assholes (aka kind, empathic, awesome grown-ups) | Spawned Episode 247

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast

We often ask ourselves what it takes to raise strong, wonderful kids who are kind, empathic (aka not assholes), which is why we were so excited to chat with Melinda Wenner Moyer, author of the new book How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes. She’s a science...
Should we send our kids back to school? AKA The deja vu episode | Spawned Episode 246

Should we send our kids back to school? AKA The deja vu episode | Spawned Episode 246

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast

Just when we thought back to school 2021 would be less stressful than 2020, the Delta variant decided to throw a huge, dangerous wrench into our decision. As so many parents struggle once again with sending their kids back to school, especially as many school...
On modeling body positivity for our kids: Where we succeed, where we can do better | Spawned Ep 245

On modeling body positivity for our kids: Where we succeed, where we can do better | Spawned Ep 245

by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

When Kristen wrote a viral post last week about wearing crop tops over 40, in response to a conversation with her daughter, the comments from our readers were so inspiring, we knew we wanted to discuss body positivity further on Spawned. Interestingly, we each have...
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