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Raising critical thinkers: 6 expert tips for parents | Life Skills Series

Raising critical thinkers: 6 expert tips for parents | Life Skills Series

by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks

If one thing has become abundantly clear over the past few years, our kids are growing up seeing all kinds of problems we face in the world, and they’re increasingly asking us what they can do, or how they can be part of the solution. That’s pretty...
The worst parenting advice we got: 10 tips you definitely want to ignore as a new parent

The worst parenting advice we got: 10 tips you definitely want to ignore as a new parent

by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks, Baby, Kids

Raise your hand if you’ve ever gotten terrible parenting advice! Wait, all of you who have kids? Ha, yes. Of course all of us have. It’s like a rite of passage for new parents. But the good thing is, with some perspective and guidance, you can help...
What’s the story of the real St. Patrick’s Day? History Channel to the rescue.

What’s the story of the real St. Patrick’s Day? History Channel to the rescue.

by Liz Gumbinner | Living

If you’re one of those parents who can answer any question without saying let’s go check the internet! like I do, then more power to you. As for me, I was researching the story of the real St. Patrick’s Day to help explain it to my kids, and came...
Melinda Wenner Moyer’s parenting strategies to raise good kids into great adults  | Spawned Episode 293

Melinda Wenner Moyer’s parenting strategies to raise good kids into great adults | Spawned Episode 293

by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast

We often discuss what it takes to raise kind, generous, ambitious, resilient, wonderful kids who will become kind, generous, ambitious, resilient, wonderful adults. Which is why we wanted to bring back one of our favorite interviews — parenting and science...
Reaching your organizational goals: Sarah Hart-Unger on prioritizing, organizing, and managing time | Ep 292

Reaching your organizational goals: Sarah Hart-Unger on prioritizing, organizing, and managing time | Ep 292

by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Tips + Tricks

Is a messy desk a sign of a messy mind? Is organization something we just have to give up for a while as parents? Is a single, perfect whiteboard the key to solving all your time management woes? Sarah Hart-Unger of the podcasts Best Laid Plans and Best of Both Worlds...
Outstanding videos and resources to teach our kids about the Holocaust on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Outstanding videos and resources to teach our kids about the Holocaust on Holocaust Remembrance Day.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks

Today marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Holocaust Memorial Day. It’s particularly poignant this year, with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau Death Camp. The sad truth is, the older we all get, the more the survivors and...
5 simple things I’m doing to stay calm, centered, and not lose my *$&t this year.

5 simple things I’m doing to stay calm, centered, and not lose my *$&t this year.

by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks

The past few years have been — as if you didn’t live through them too — kind of hellish. Okay, very hellish. You don’t need me to share the many many articles about how much work moms in particularly have been doing to balance everyone’s...
Spawned Parenting Podcast: The Best Advice, Tips, and Guidance of 2022

Spawned Parenting Podcast: The Best Advice, Tips, and Guidance of 2022

by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast

It’s been an incredible 2022 for Spawned. We welcomed guests from film directors and political pundits to authors, activists, top journalists, and experts of all kinds  So this week, we thought we’d take a look back at some of the best episodes of the...
Margaret Ables on how moms can have more holiday fun – not just make it for everyone else | Spawned ep 288

Margaret Ables on how moms can have more holiday fun – not just make it for everyone else | Spawned ep 288

by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast

I have been thinking a lot about the pressure on moms to make the holidays magic! Perfect! Memorable! Fun all day and all night! But what we don’t talk about enough, is how we can have more fun over the holidays — not necessarily to make more fun. And the...
The impact of Covid on kids: Anya Kamenetz on what we know and what we don’t yet | Spawned Ep 285

The impact of Covid on kids: Anya Kamenetz on what we know and what we don’t yet | Spawned Ep 285

by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Books for Adults

This week on Spawned, I have the honor of welcoming back the wonderful Anya Kamenetz, NPR Education reporter and author, to talk about her new book, The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Kids’ Lives…and Where We Go Now. I will tell you this: From the title...
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