by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
Could you use a little more calm around the house? Fewer fights? Lower blood pressure? (Mostly yours?) On this week’s episode of the Spawned Parenting Podcast, we’re going to help you reduce conflict in your family — also known as screaming and...
by Liz Gumbinner | Random Coolness
When I woke up this morning, I caught this thread on Twitter from Asha Rangappa and was instantly taken. Her premise: Spending just a moment engaging with a stranger in a kind way can create ripples that make the world, quite literally, a better, more enjoyable place....
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Family Travel
With summer travel season in full swing, it’s the perfect time to hit the road, or, if you’re working ahead, get your holiday travel all planned and booked. There are definitely tricks that can help you save money, from booking your flights on specific...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
As parents ourselves, we know how hard it can be to keep up with what we should be feeding our kids. That’s why were so pleased to chat with our guest, nutritionist Nicole Turner Ravana, who has spent her career helping people understand nutrition and food...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
We’ve always said that if we weren’t laughing about motherhood, we’d be crying. Hey, parenting is hard. And from what we learned from our chat with comedian and NPR Ask Me Another host Ophira Eisenberg, we’re not alone. Have you ever wondered...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
Does it feel hard to laugh sometimes with all that’s going on in the world? You’ll love this episode of the Spawned Parenting Podcast. This week we’re talking to Jill Twiss, Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight with John Oliver staff writer, and...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
We all would love a tidy home that’s Marie Kondo approved, but let’s be honest, kids definitely complicate that endeavor. With all the stuff they accumulate, and then, keeping them safe on top of it all, well, it’s overwhelming to say the least....
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
This episode of the Spawned Parenting Podcast is all about the new generation of working mothers in America, featuring a guest who knows a whole lot about it: Award-winning journalist, author of the viral anti-mom workplace bias article we all still talk about, and...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
We’re back with our third selection for the Cool Mom Picks Book Club with a brand new book that’s perfect for Father’s Day: Raising Empowered Daughters: A Dad to Dad Guide, by our friend and author Mike Adamick. Sure, it’s for dads, and...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
Is your phone ruling your life? Does your brain need a break? During our recent conversation with Catherine Price, science journalist and author of How To Break Up With Your Phone, we learned the science behind why our phones are so enticing, and how we can...