Cool Mom Picks is partnering with Munchkin to find a wee bit more about all the cool parents of the world. Stuff like what kind of toys you like, whether the sigOth is a better housekeeper than you are, what TV mom you best relate to. (U…
If there's anything I like about throwing a party (other than the actual partying part) it's the amassing of all the themed goodies. Apparently my inner Martha comes out and I end up searching high and low for the plates that match the c…
A big welcome to all of our new San Francisco area readers who caught us on ABC's The View From the Bay Thursday showcasing some of our favorite Mother's Day gift ideas. If you missed it, you can catch the segment here . If you're lookin…
I seriously underestimated the constant flow of paper coming into our house once my daughter started kindergarten-- teacher notes, newsletters, progress reports , to say nothing of her artwork. I know I have to pick and choose among the …
Hey, Bay Area CMP readers - got anything to do at 3PM PST today? Well stick the kids in front of the computer with a DVD so you can tune in to watch co-editors Kristen and Liz live today on ABC's The View From the Bay or watch it streami…
I only wish Gifted at Birth had been around when my daughter was born. A service that delivers newborn essentials then has a premiere NYC doula on call either in person (in the city) or on the phone (everywhere else) to tell you how to u…
One would think that because I run a shopping website, my husband would have no trouble finding me gifts. Every year I tell him to just click on anything in our Baubles and Bags category and he'll be the world's greatest husband. But eve…
It's taken me three children in six years to reach this point, but I'm finally comfortable nursing in public - with a nursing cover. And in my search for the ideal one, I've found that most of them are the same. The JOIA Mommy Cover howe…
My kids have an uncanny sense of medical timing. Exactly two minutes after the pediatrician's office closes, one (or both) will develop a high fever, raging earache, or troublesome cough. Two minutes after that I'll be consulting my frie…
Six hundred or so digital photos later and I couldn't find one that was just right for the announcements. (To say nothing of the pics of me for which I should have demanded professional lighting and Vaseline over the lens.) The baby: Per…
Sometimes I am scared to use boo-boo panaceas for fear that my children will think them the only thing that can heal. The last thing you want is to be caught at the playground without a "magic Band Aid" to calm your hysterical child. Eve…
Self-serve baby announcements that you create on the computer aren't necessarily my thing. Although I appreciate the cost savings (particular for children number two through 17) I am always squidgy about the quality of those things, to s…
One of those things that no one warns you about in Lamaze class is newborn acne. It's devastating seeing those beautiful baby cheeks - and forehead, and chin, and nose, and neck - absolutely obscured by that ugly red rash. The docs say i…