by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Adults, Spawned Podcast
Parenting is messy business, and yet there are some people on the internet who make it look easy — or at least really fun. Because they actually are having fun. One of those people is arguably Gabrielle Blair, who you may know as Design Mom. If you don’t...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks
Today, September 17, 2024 is National Voter Registration Day, which is the time to ask yourself: Are you registered? Are you sure? Extra-doubly 200% sure? Because if you are sure you’re registered, in some states, if you haven’t voted for a few years, if...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Spawned Podcast
Here we are entering the stressful back-to-school season, just in time for the US Surgeon General’s advisory about parents and mental health, on top of the knowledge that kids have been struggling for a while too. So what can we do about it all? This week on...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good
While this is not a political site per se, we have never shied away from sharing the causes, concerns and values that are dear to us as parents and as humans. And so I would be remiss if I didn’t write about unnecessary gun violence and what we can do about it....
by Georgette Gilmore | Tips + Tricks, Back to School Shopping
Preschoolers or kindergarten students often feel nervous about their first days and weeks of school. Or their first month of school. Even older kids may feel anxious about a new teacher, new friends, or just getting back into a more rigorous schedule after a long and...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
“Joy rebels.” Doesn’t that sound like a wonderful thing to teach our kids to be? If you think so too, you’re going to love my conversation with NY Times best-selling author and illustrator, director, dad, and all-around excellent human, Brad...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids, Doing Good
While I’ve seen such a beautiful swell of love, support and compassion for all kinds of people all over my social media through the years, I’ve also talked to lots of moms who are wondering how to talk to kids about prejudice, racism, antisemitism,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast
This episode is a must-listen for all parents of kids who have smartphones, especially if you’re worried about the impact of social media on mental health. And isn’t that all of us, these days? Dr. Devorah Heitner a renowned author and expert on kids and...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast
For our final podcast in our Insider Guide to the College Application Process, I thought we’d do things a little differently. This week, we gathered questions that teens themselves gave us about college admissions and applications — and I’m joined...
