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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 | 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...
How to talk to your children about mass shootings, bombings, and other tragedies in the news: Helpful resources

How to talk to your children about mass shootings, bombings, and other tragedies in the news: Helpful resources

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Thinking : Parent, Tips + Tricks

Another day, another mass shooting. And I’m not being flip. This week it’s the unfathomably awful shooting at Robb Roy Elementary in Uvalde Texas.  Just last week it was a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.  This just adds to the already unconscionable list...
The new Simone Biles x Athleta Girl collab is a lot more meaningful than you might think.

The new Simone Biles x Athleta Girl collab is a lot more meaningful than you might think.

by Caroline Siegrist | Kid Fashion

I can’t think of a better role model for young athletes (and young people in general) than GOAT gymnast and mental health advocate Simone Biles, so I was thrilled to see the new Simone Biles collaboration with Athleta Girl. The collection for girls 6-16 features...
10 ways to celebrate Earth Day with kids, today and every day.

10 ways to celebrate Earth Day with kids, today and every day.

by Christina Refford | DIY, Doing Good

Readers have asked us for ways to celebrate Earth Day with the kids — and while the 50th anniversary in 2020 was marred by quarantine, 2022 seems like a perfectly good time to make up for it. Certainly there will be celebrations in local parks, collaborative...
Sunflower earrings for Ukraine: A sweet purchase for a great cause.

Sunflower earrings for Ukraine: A sweet purchase for a great cause.

by Christina Refford | Doing Good, Style + Beauty

This spring, we hope to see sunflowers everywhere, and that includes sunflower earrings. Especially when they’re giving back to Ukraine like the ones we’ve just found. Indie jewelry designer, mom and art director Farah Brigante of Naaz Design Co has...
Gen Z: They’re not snowflakes, they’re warriors. Here’s the data to prove it. | Spawned Ep 269

Gen Z: They’re not snowflakes, they’re warriors. Here’s the data to prove it. | Spawned Ep 269

by Liz Gumbinner | Podcast

The world feels like a pretty awful place right now. I’ve seen a lot of people in my social feeds say things like, “it must be hard to have kids and have to explain things like the Russian aggression against Ukraine to them.” I always think that yes,...
Our kids are sharing memes about WWIII. Here’s how to talk to kids about the fear of war and unrest.

Our kids are sharing memes about WWIII. Here’s how to talk to kids about the fear of war and unrest.

by Liz Gumbinner | Thinking : Parent, Tips + Tricks

This article was originally written in 2020 about the increase in tension between the US, Iran and Iraq. It was updated in 2021, with the riots in DC and violent insurrection at the US Capitol — and now, February 2022 as we watch the invasion of Ukraine live on...
15 thoughtful DIY gifts for teenage girls | Holiday Gifts 2021

15 thoughtful DIY gifts for teenage girls | Holiday Gifts 2021

by Christina Refford | DIY, Holiday Picks

As the mom of teen girls, I know that DIY gifts for teenage girls can be so wonderful — not just to make for your own teen, but for teenage girls to make for their friends. They don’t require a whole lot of money, but handmade gifts certainly give all the...
Online math tutoring that’s like sitting at the kitchen table with a favorite teacher.

Online math tutoring that’s like sitting at the kitchen table with a favorite teacher.

by Cool Mom Staff | Tips + Tricks

This is a sponsored message from Remind Tutoring No one wants to see their child struggling in school, especially when we know what they’re capable of if they’re just given the chance. And math is just one of those subjects that can take some kids a little...
Incredible advice for better parent-child communication: An interview with William Stixrud Ph.D. and Ned Johnson

Incredible advice for better parent-child communication: An interview with William Stixrud Ph.D. and Ned Johnson

by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast, Tips + Tricks

If you’ve ever struggled to connect with your kids, help them solve problems, open up to you, or just give you more than a one-word answer when you ask how school was today…well, help is here! We have had a lot of favorite Spawned podcast guests over the...
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