by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast
Imagine how thrilled we were to learn that our old friend and popular cool mom pick Robert Mahar was a contestant on the popular new NBC DIY craft show Making It. Yes, there might have been squealing involved. We’ve known him since we started our site 12 years...
by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast, Tips + Tricks
If you have a daughter, it’s inevitable at some point that she will encounter the heartache of mean girls. It may be when she hits middle school (oh God, middle school) — or it may be as early as kindergarten. And when it happens, it will hurt you as much...
by Cool Mom Staff | Entertainment + Media, Podcast
Whatever age your kids may be, we know that managing screen time and finding the benefits (and boundaries) is a huge issue with parents. Like, a non-stop concern. So we’re thrilled to chat with Angela Santomero, the successful creator of educational programs...
by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast
Have you ever looked at those always happy husband-wife work teams and think, how the bleep do they do it? Well, now we know! This week on Spawned, we have an absolutely hilarious, engaging, mildly explicit (sorry, little ones) and truly informative conversation with...
by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast
With summer pretty much here, that means Liz and I are about to say good-bye to a few of our kids as they head off to summer camp, some close by, and one well, to Japan! We get asked all the time about sleepaway camp, from wanting to know how to decide when a kid is...
by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast
As two women who reinvented ourselves to start Cool Mom Picks, we love hearing stories of other women doing the same, particularly the challenges and obstacles they had to overcome to achieve success. So much can be learned from sharing those experiences. That’s...
by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast
You know it’s coming. The dreaded “Mom, I’m bored!” which is why we’re getting a jump on our kids (for once). We’re sharing tons of clever, easy ideas to help keep the kids busy this summer. From scavenger hunts to family book...
by Cool Mom Staff | Fashion, Podcast, Tips + Tricks
Earlier this year we wrote up a comprehensive post comparing six top consignment and resale shops online. And with the change of seasons, we’re ready to get our summer wardrobes without spending a fortune. And hey, we even want to purge some of what’s...
by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast
Do you have a dream, a hobby, a passion, or a problem you want to solve and you think it could be a viable business? Do you want to know where to start and where the opportunities are? Or maybe you just want to hear about entrepreneurial women who are shaking up the...
by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast
After getting a Mother’s Day pitch for dog moms, we’re trying to figure out why everyone is trying to claim Mother’s Day from moms. Can’t we just have one day that’s our own? On this fun episode of Spawned with Kristen and Liz,...
by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes, Podcast
Feeding kids! We all love it so much! Hahahah. No. Well, maybe some of us do. But most of us — it’s just another one of those things we have to do as parents, and make the best of it. That’s why it was so fun to speak this week about that very thing,...
by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast
With 13-year olds getting recruited to play sports in college and a New Jersey lawmaker warning parents to not get physical at youth sports for fear of jail time, we had to tackle the topic of youth sports and whether they’ve gotten out of control. Not to...