About This Site

Welcome to The MomSpeak Parenting Conversation Hub, brought to you by LUVS! This site brings together words of wisdom from some of the most influential voices in parenting and women’s lifestyle communities and will serve as a forum for moms to share the tips and tricks that help them save time, money, and more. Here you are invited and encouraged to join the conversation in an effort to learn, inspire and support The MomSpeak community.

Contributors

Amy Storch of Amalah
Amalah (pron. AIM-ah-lah) lives in our nation’s capital, where she makes her readers laugh and cry by obsessively chronicling her life, neuroses, pregnancy and the vagaries of new motherhood. Formerly a financial editor, she is now (thanks to her site’s success) a work-at-home mom, who also freelances for AlphaMom.com and is a founder and editor at MamaPop.com. Her writing has also been published in the anthology Sleep is for the Weak. Washingtonian magazine called amalah.com “addictive” and davebarry.com deemed it perfect “for those who enjoy sobbing helplessly at their desks.”

Asha Dornfest of Parent Hacks
At the collaborative Parent Hacks, Asha Dornfest applies the hacker ethic to parenting. Here, parents swap scrappy tricks and practical product recommendations – stuff that never makes it into airbrushed magazines or “expert” books. It’s a modern take on what parents have always done: sharing tweaks that make the crazy adventure of childrearing go a little easier. Featured in Parents, Real Simple and PC Magazine, and winner of the Best Family and Parenting Blog in the 2007 Performancing Awards.

Liz Gumbinner & Kristen Chase of Cool Mom Picks
Time Magazine declared that “Cool Mom Picks has a knack for finding kicky togs for tots” and indeed, tens of thousands of parents, editors and opinion leaders across North America agree, coming here first for what’s hot in gifts, gear, services and websites. The cheeky shopping blog has gained a loyal fan base through a combination of fresh, fun writing and an eye for spotting trends before they hit the mainstream.

Editors Kristen Chase and Liz Gumbinner have been seen doling out shopping wisdom in newspapers across the country, on Martha Stewart Radio, and in their own series of on-demand shows on the national Alpha Mom cable network.

Savvy Moms from The Savvy Source
The Savvy Source for Parents is an online community founded by parents, for parents to help parents navigate the incredibly challenging issue of identifying the best educational options for their children: preschools, camps, classes, educational toys, books, activities, etc. A combination of Craig’s List and Zagats, the goal is to provide parents with a comprehensive and detailed overview of educational options in their city based on the feedback of parents with children currently enrolled in preschools, camps, etc. and to help parents make the right choices for their children at home based on “expert” advice and counsel.

About Federated Media

At FM, we believe great voices attract great audiences. We’re in the business of supporting those voices by connecting them to great marketers, as well as providing a suite of services that let authors focus on what they do best: make compelling media. In so doing, we are creating federations of respected voices that prosper on their own terms. Current federations include Sports, Technology, Automotive, Business & Marketing, Media & Entertainment, Momentum, and Parenting.