by Cool Mom Team | Helpful Services
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by Christina Refford | Doing Good
If you are as outraged as we are by last week’s directive out of Texas that equates gender-affirming medical care to child abuse and calls on licensed professionals and members of the general public to report transgender parents of minors to the authorities,...
by Caroline Siegrist | Doing Good
I know I’m not the only one worrying nonstop about citizens in Ukraine the past few days. Despite claims to the contrary, President Putin invaded Ukraine at multiple points on the Ukraine border this past week and seems to be targeting Ukrainian troops defending...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned 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,...
by Liz Gumbinner | 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...
by Caroline Siegrist | Entertainment + Media
If you’re looking for where to stream the Oscar-nominated movies — both the ones you can watch with kids and the ones you can watch alone after they’re bed — I get it. Parent usually struggle to catch up on all our movies this time of year. Or...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids
And as the mom of a daughter with autism and as a children’s book lover, I’ve wanted to highlight some incredible children’s books about neurodiversity that represent kids just like her. If you’re a frequent reader here, you know it’s...
by Christina Refford | Valentine's Day, Food + Recipes
As we are recognizing Black History Month right along with Valentine’s Day, in February, I’ve found some wonderful Black chocolatiers who are making history in their own right: with entrepreneurship that helps create more racial and economic justice...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
This week, I was really happy to get to sit down and chat with Amy Koppelman, director, writer, and producer of the recent film A Mouthful of Air starring Amanda Seyfried and Finn Wittrock. It’s based on on Amy’s critically acclaimed novel inspired by her...
by Caroline Siegrist | Tips + Tricks
Snow days can be hard enough on parents, but if that snow day, storm, or other weather event also brings a power outage, like so many of us have experienced this past year? It’s an even trickier situation. So in an effort to keep my home running as smoothly as...
