Angela Santomero’s tips for raising smart, inspired, and engaged kids in a screen-filled world | Spawned ep 116
Whatever age your kids may be, we know that managing screen time and finding the benefits (and boundaries) is a huge issue with parents. Like, a non-stop concern. So we’re thrilled to chat with Angela Santomero, the successful creator of educational programs...
7 parent bloggers share their own immigrant and refugee stories, and they’re wonderful.
We talk a lot about how to create more kindness and empathy in our kids, when it comes to all sorts of people they encounter in their lives. But top of mind right now for so many of us, are immigrants. I feel so grateful that my kids are growing up Brooklyn where we...
I Really DO Care. Do U? Then, great! Here’s a shirt for you.
Well, that was fast! It hasn’t been six hours since Melania Trump was photographed wearing a Zara bomber jacket with the questionable message, I Really Don’t Care. Do U? on her way (of all things) to meet migrant children who have been detained and...
Web Coolness: Swimsuits for all bodies, children’s books about immigrants and the most successful Facebook charitable fundraiser ever.
Here are some of the best links we’ve been reading around the web this week. Hope you like them too. It’s summer, yay! Meaning swimsuit season – not always yay. So here’s to these swimsuit brands that celebrate diverse women’s...
Mom, I’m bored! Clever ways to keep kids busy all summer long | Spawned Episode 112
You know it’s coming. The dreaded “Mom, I’m bored!” which is why we’re getting a jump on our kids (for once). We’re sharing tons of clever, easy ideas to help keep the kids busy this summer. From scavenger hunts to family book...
What you should know about the thousands of missing, abused and exploited immigrant children in the USA, and what you can do about it.
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...
Our favorite Mother’s Day links around the web this week
Here are some of the coolest Mother’s Day articles and links around the web this week. Hope you like them too! This week’s Mother’s Day edition Spawned podcast discusses why Mother’s Day shouldn’t be celebrating dads or “dog...
A list of excellent articles + analyses to help parents discuss “This is America” with our kids.
On Saturday night, I saw messages from friends, including our own editors and contributors, pop up on my computer. They all were versions of, “Whoa. WATCH THIS,” with a link to the new Childish Gambino video, “This is America.” After watching...
Web coolness: Great new reads for kids, breastfeeding advocacy from a surprising ally, the fashion trend causing a whole lot of debate
Here are the coolest things we’ve been seeing around the web this week. Hope you like them too. When does a book under the category of “Children’s American History of the 1900s” become a bestseller? When it’s the wonderful Little Leaders:...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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