by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks
With the tragic, high-profile suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain in the news this week, surely a lot of our kids are going to be asking questions about suicide. To top it off, they may have heard last month’s announcement about a second season of 13...
by Kate Etue | Kids, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
Every year, I browse the Environmental Working Group’s report on the best safe sunscreens for kids and babies. This list measures popular brands against the EWG’s standards, including everything from worrisome ingredients to false marketing claims. But...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good
Last night, I attended the Friday night sabbath services before my niece’s Bat Mitzvah. As the Rabbi asked us to quietly send a prayer or good wishes to anyone hurting or in pain right now, all I could think of was the incredibly difficult ACLU report about the...
by Caroline Siegrist | Entertainment + Media
There are a lot of sentimental movies about motherhood; Tully isn’t one of them. And yet it’s absolutely 100% worth your while. Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody’s latest script, directed by Jason Reitman, is a gritty, sometimes painfully realistic...
by Kristen Chase | Tips + Tricks, Family Travel
If you live in your car like I do, then you know that the safety of your kids — and hey, yourself — is always top of mind. After finding myself unprepared for minor incidents (thankfully small ones!), I’ve learned the hard way that I need to remember...
by Caroline Siegrist | Books for Adults, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
There are tons of books — not to mention unsolicited opinions from strangers (my favorite!) — on how to raise a healthy kid, but when you think about it, there’s not much out there on how to cultivate healthy moms. Which is why social worker, writer,...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
If you’re like lots of Americans, including us, you spend a whole lot of time sitting at a desk during your work day. (Hey, we’re busy!) And while many people have heard of standing desks, when you start to check out all the health and wellness benefits...
by Georgette Gilmore | Beauty + Cosmetics
We’re big fans of Tattly temporary tattoos, as our readers well know by now, thanks to their cool collaborations with indie artists, and all-ages designs. But their new collection, which are designed to smell great, have really caught our eyes. And noses....
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Spawned Podcast
While I’m not at all someone who believes that positive thinking cures all ills, brings all joys, and sends millions of dollars pouring into your bank account (as I said pretty clearly on our recent episode of Spawned), I do understand that positive thinking...
