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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...
The Gospel of Wellness:  Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care, by Rina Raphael | Spawned Ep 283

The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care, by Rina Raphael | Spawned Ep 283

by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Books for Adults

I will never think of yoga, supplements, activated charcoal or bath salts the same again. Today Show producer turned health/wellness journalist, Rina Raphael, joined me to talk about her absolutely fascinating, fairly funny, and very smart new book The Gospel of...
How to raise media-savvy kids and help them BS-proof their brains: Dr. Seema Yasmin | Spawned Ep 282

How to raise media-savvy kids and help them BS-proof their brains: Dr. Seema Yasmin | Spawned Ep 282

by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Books for Adults

According to Dr. Seema Yasmin, we’re living through a misinformationdemic. I’ve always thought that media literacy should be a mandatory subject for kids, but it’s never been more evident than today — so I’m incredibly grateful for...
The ultimate hurricane and storm preparedness checklist: 30+ ideas from parents who have been there.

The ultimate hurricane and storm preparedness checklist: 30+ ideas from parents who have been there.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks

As Puerto Rico is still feeling the results of last week’s Hurricane Fiona (and can still use our aid and support) we’re now turning our concern to friends in the path of Hurricane Ian right now. And we know a lot of you are looking for tips to help get...
Thinking of trying melatonin to help your kids sleep? Please read this first.

Thinking of trying melatonin to help your kids sleep? Please read this first.

by Christina Refford | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks

Like so many other desperate — and exhausted — parents, we turned to melatonin supplements to help my son sleep when he was younger. I spoke to our pediatrician first of course, and did enough research about melatonin on my own to know that melatonin...
How to get into college: Invaluable tips and fascinating insights from Ned Johnson | Spawned Ep 278

How to get into college: Invaluable tips and fascinating insights from Ned Johnson | Spawned Ep 278

by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Tips + Tricks

Was the college search always this overwhelming or does it just feel that way? Do my kids really need to take the SATs? Does test-optional really mean optional? How did covid impact admissions? When should I be signing up my kid for college tours? Or wait…should...
Tips for keeping kids safe from online predators, from Roo Powell of Undercover Underage | Spawned 276

Tips for keeping kids safe from online predators, from Roo Powell of Undercover Underage | Spawned 276

by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Tips + Tricks

This week’s Spawned podcast guest, Roo Powell, is the perfect person to help us with tips and advice for keeping kids safe online. She’s the co-founder of SOSA (Safe from Online Sexual Abuse) and has put her child advocacy skills to use by…disguising...
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