by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
Over the last couple of weeks, many schools have been releasing their plans for fall, and not surprisingly, it’s all the parents in our social media feed are talking about. We recently featured a post about things to consider if you’re thinking about...
by Kate Etue | Tips + Tricks
With school districts all over the country releasing their preliminary plans for school this fall, I’m hearing so many parents trying to determine whether or not their kids are going back full-time. The requirement between states and districts varies greatly,...
by Christina Refford | Tips + Tricks
I know a lot of parents have jumped right into homeschooling their kids (or, schooling-from-home might be more accurate) so that they won’t get too far behind in their studies. But with news that Virginia has canceled school for the rest of the academic year due...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kids, Tips + Tricks
Hi! Total homeschooling newbie here, and now here I am, trying to create a homeschool schedule — or some semblance of one — to help keep us sane. Um, it’s not easy. For background, I am the parent who thought I could wing it with newborn nap...
by Kristen Chase | Tips + Tricks
As we all scramble to grapple with the new normal of our kids home from school, I’m thankful for the teachers in my life who have been doing this job for years. I can always count on them for great ideas, like these 10 writing exercises, from a friend and former...
by Kate Etue | Tips + Tricks, Cool Tech
With all the school closures right now, we know so many of you are looking for the best homeschooling resources. (Like, a lot of you!) We hear you! So first, I suggest you read my post on a homeschooling mom’s tips for teaching your kids at home during school...
by Kate Etue | Tips + Tricks
So, school’s been cancelled for the indefinite future and you’re about to become a homeschooling parent, maybe for the first time. Now that you’re stuck at home with the kids for the next two, four…ten weeks, what in the world are you going to...
by Kristen Chase | Family Travel
This post was written in partnership with Summer Discovery This past summer, my 12-year old son mentioned to me that he was finally ready for sleepaway camp, but knowing him, I wasn’t sure the traditional sleep-in-a-cabin type experience was right for him....
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks, Helpful Services
We talk so much about the need for STEM education. Kids need computer skills, engineering skills, science of all kinds. We mourn the disappearance of cursive from the curriculum. We discuss which books our kids should be reading, and whether new math is genius —...
by Caroline Siegrist | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks
Now that we’ve found new school clothes and back-to-school gear for all our kids (well, mostly), parents are now moving onto worry #2 — how to avoid back-to-school sickness. My family has already been through hand-foot-and-mouth disease and a wicked...
