Peace, Love, and Shhhhhhh….

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Kid Style

Withbaby #1, I was all about dressingher in bright happy lively colors. And she was lively alright, all hours of the day and night. For #2, I’m going to try a different tact and see if it has any impact. And no, that doesn’t mean pastels.Take for example...

Ooh-La-L’Alphabet

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids

Although I’m a straight-up English speaker (with a little French thrown in on those really bad days — ahem), I’ve always thought it would be wonderful for my daughter to learn another language. Most folks say that starting early is the best way to go...

New Year’s Resolution: Replenish the Jewelry Box

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

While there have certainly been years that I said, "oh we’re fine just having a mellow New Year’s Eve at home"–and actually meant it–I know that if I force myself to drag my tired butt out of the house I’ll end up way more happy...

You’re Never Too Young To Accessorize

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

My daughter has reached the age where she must take at least three random items with her wherever she goes. And then, leave them in the car. While I’m not about topick a battle with her every time we leave the house,I amgoing to try to find a compromise —...

No Son Of Mine is Wearing Tighty Whities

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

So what happens when the incentive of sporting tight little undies isn’t enough for your little guy to ditch the diaper? You gethim way cooler boxers of course. Only instead of boring plaids and stripes, Oh Baby Love has the styles little guys will be excited to...

You’ve Got Doxie Kid!

by Cool Mom Team | Toys + Playthings

I thought I’d seen a stuffed everything — bears,phoenixes, horny toads…you name it, they’ve got it. You know, just in case you have a little one obsessed with flamingos. But dachsunds? Nope. Can’t say I’ve ever seen a stuffed one...

Wait, So Not All Poems Rhyme?

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Kids

Once in a while, I sit down to review something for CMP and have trouble with it. Not for lack of words, but because my daughter has somehow gotten her hands on the item and refuses to give it back. This was the case with Poetry Speaks to Children. In the spirit of...

To Think That I Saw it On Elizabeth Street

by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment + Media

Sometimes my initial response to new music is, "Wow, that’s really, um, different." And by different, I mean bad. But sometimes different is good, as in the case of Different, the debut album from Elizabeth Street. Elizabeth Street is not related to...

Wear it, Hang it, Anyway You Like It

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

At the ripe old age of thirty, I’ve come to realize there’s something to spending cash on quality items–particularly bags. After going through way too many crappy sacs these past two years, I have a new mantra: It’s not expensive if younever...

I Saw the Sign

by Cool Mom Team | Kids

We tend to see certain ironic baby tees over and over, with the same cheeky quips (cranky baby! chick magnet!) repackaged with different graphics. So I had to stop and give pause when I came across the 100% organic cotton shirts created by mom Liz Murphy of Speak...

Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

One prerogative we all have as parents – forcing our kids to wear hats against their will. Without some way to secure it below the neck, I just don’t know a single kid that won’t toss the thing to the ground at the first opportunity. Perhaps the...

Preparing for the Flood

by Cool Mom Team | Kid Style

My little girl loves jumping in puddles after a good rain. She’ll get a huge grin on her face, just before her bounding through every fallen drop in her path. The only part I have issues with, however, is the post-splashing whining about wet socks. I think...