by Kate Etue | Books for Kids
My four kids range from toddler to teenager, and I find that no matter their stage in life I am always looking for ways to help them increase their mindfulness. Whether they’re processing complicated, difficult emotions in their early teen years, or just...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Tips + Tricks
This week on Spawned, we’re joined by Amiyrah Martin of 4 Hats and Frugal. She’s one of our favorite writers and Instagrammers and while she’s known for her great tips on saving money, she happens to be pretty sharp with time-saving tips too....
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Food + Recipes
We’re always up for tips and tricks to help us make our time in the kitchen more fun, which is why we were so excited to chat with Catherine McCord, of the uber popular Weelicious, one of our all-time favorite food blogs. We’ve been friends for years now,...
by Kristen Chase | Tips + Tricks
It can be hard to remember when we’re so busy with the minutiae of each day, but the ultimate goal of parenting is to raise responsible, independent adults. And, well, that starts before they actually hit the age of 18. The dance of educating our kids and then...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Tips + Tricks
Working mom guilt is something every working mom has experienced in one way or another. And basically, it sucks. However, we’ve always heard that guilt is the most useless emotion — and now, consider us schooled. On this week’s episode of Spawned, we...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
When my oldest daughter was 17 months old, lying half-nekkid on the diaper change pad, she grabbed her genitals and said, BUTT! “No, honey,” I corrected. “That’s your…vagina.” Cough. Gulp. Eep. Deep breath in… Exhale. Phew. Why was it so hard? It made little...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids
If you have kids like ours, who binge-read books like Rad American Women A to Z and Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, are you going to love this new book! We’re starting in on Herstory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World, by Katherine Halligan and...
by Caroline Siegrist | Art + Decor
If you regularly have to drag your kid (or yourself) out from behind a Harry Potter book, or you’ve ever been asked to personally sew a Gryffindor scarf for a Halloween costume, we’ve got great news. Because there’s an expanded new Harry Potter...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks
With a new school year here, on this episode of Spawned, we’re taking a close look at 5 popular time-management techniques from experts, to compare them, debate the merits, and describe how they can work best for parents. If you’ve been wrangling a...
by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion, Beauty + Cosmetics
As long as there are big Labor Day sales, we say take advantage! Online. Because personally, we’re fans of spending the weekend with our families and enjoying the last (sniff) unofficial weekend of summer. So if you’ve got a little laptop or tablet time,...
