by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast
The Spawned Parenting Podcast is back and I couldn’t be more thrilled! I’m excited to get back to what I love most — helping us get through the ups and downs of parenting together, especially today when we all seem to need support more than ever. I...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good
Reading about this week’s tragic death of Nex Benedict has been simply devastating. Nex was a perfectly normal, happy, loving and loved 16-year-old child, who was beaten to death by three older students in their Oklahoma high school bathroom. This, after months...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast
Navigating the college search and admission process is rough — emotionally, practically, financially. (Eep!) It completely stressed me out, and I’m a pretty Type B mom. So learn from my mistakes! Make it easier on yourself by listening to all the helpful...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast
It’s been some year. To say the least. With the holiday season in full swing, it can be tough to find the joys in a tough world, let alone trying to make happy holiday memories for our kids. And in doing so, moms often put ourselves last. How can moms be part of...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks
With my oldest heading off to college this fall, I’ve been thinking about all the things kids should know before leaving home. And it’s a lot. In fact I’ve found myself in a sort of panic mode wondering whether she knows some basics to help her...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Books for Adults
I could not be more thrilled to share this wonderful interview with award-winning TV reporter/producer/mom Kate Brookes, author of the upcoming Transister: Raising Twins in a Gender-Bending World. While our conversation is super helpful for parents looking for advice...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Books for Adults, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
With U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy introducing new social media guidelines for children in the past few weeks, social media and mental health is all any parent we know is talking about. Especially with summer here. So I immediately reached out to one of my...
by Kristen Chase | Spawned Podcast
It’s always a pleasure to chat with Dr. Lisa Damour, New York Times best-selling author, podcast host and psychologist, about parenting teens. In this Spawned episode, we’re talking specifically about the emotional lives of teenagers, based on her newest...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Books for Kids
Sometimes kids get in trouble, not because they’re doing bad, but because they want to do good, though they just haven’t quite figured out all the boundaries yet. It’s such a good reminder for parents. It also happens to be the premise of the...
by Kristen Chase | Spawned Podcast
Every single time I’ve interviewed Dr. Ken Ginsburg, my life has changed for the better. And well, the life of my kids, too. So, you can guess how excited I was to sit down with him and chat about his newest book about parenting teens: Congrats, You’re...
