by Cool Mom Team | Father's Day Gifts, Gift Guides
Not every dad wants the newest tech or a trendy subscription box. Some dads — and granddads, uncles, stepdads, godfathers, mentors — are just wired a little more classically. They like what they like. They value quality, practicality, and things that last. They may...
by Cool Mom Picks Deals Team | Kids, Living, Money Management, Tips + Tricks
Between phone plans, school clothes, baby gear, and the occasional “how is this audiobook $18?” moment, raising kids gets expensive fast. The good news? Some of our favorite brands are stepping up with kids savings programs offering great value....
by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Gift Guide, Toys + Playthings
Each year, we love putting together a list of affordable holiday gifts for kids under $15 to go with our list of 60+ holiday gifts for adults under $15. It’s nice to know there are plenty of affordable gifts that still seem like big deals to kids, tweens, and...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Adults, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Spawned Podcast
Whether you’re a woman nearing thirty, forty, fifty, or well beyond — have I got good news for you. Debra Whitman PhD, expert on aging and longevity, AARP Chief Public Policy Officer, and author of The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Adults, Spawned Podcast
Parenting is messy business, and yet there are some people on the internet who make it look easy — or at least really fun. Because they actually are having fun. One of those people is arguably Gabrielle Blair, who you may know as Design Mom. If you don’t...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Spawned Podcast
A lot of moms in my life are hitting a new chapter right now, asking themselves, “What’s next for me? Should I stick with this career? Do I really have entrepreneurship in me? Should I write a book? And who am I after my kids leave the home?” If...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Spawned Podcast
Here we are entering the stressful back-to-school season, just in time for the US Surgeon General’s advisory about parents and mental health, on top of the knowledge that kids have been struggling for a while too. So what can we do about it all? This week on...
by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast
“Joy rebels.” Doesn’t that sound like a wonderful thing to teach our kids to be? If you think so too, you’re going to love my conversation with NY Times best-selling author and illustrator, director, dad, and all-around excellent human, Brad...
by Cool Mom Team | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Spawned Podcast
News flash: We all age! Every day! And yet the world can be tough on us for doing just that. So how do we move forward with joy and learn to celebrate all our phases of life as women? And might we be inadvertently contributing to ageism in our society without even...
