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15 simple, possibly unexpected ways parents can connect with their tween or teen

15 simple, possibly unexpected ways parents can connect with their tween or teen

by Cool Mom Team | Spawned Podcast, Tips + Tricks

We all heard that raising tweens and teens are hard, but now, here we are ourselves with a few on our hands, and doing our best to navigate the challenges of parenting them. Whether you’re in the throes of it yourself, are approaching it rapidly, or just want to...
Budget family travel tips: 5 smart do’s and don’ts to save you a ton on your next family vacation

Budget family travel tips: 5 smart do’s and don’ts to save you a ton on your next family vacation

by Kristen Chase | Family Travel, Tips + Tricks

A few months ago, I decided I wanted to celebrate my 40th birthday with a big trip, but whoa, family vacations are certainly not cheap! Especially when you’re traveling with kids — or in my case, four of them. Even though I’d been saving for a...
6 clever ways to get your reluctant reader to love reading

6 clever ways to get your reluctant reader to love reading

by Meredith Gordon | Tips + Tricks, Books for Kids

Not too long ago, I realized my 8-year-old son was a reluctant reader. He’s a perfectly good reader, but would rather do just about anything but read. And that’s a particular sore spot for me, because there are few things I’d rather do more than sit down...
6 smart tips to help prevent distracted driving and make car rides safer for families

6 smart tips to help prevent distracted driving and make car rides safer for families

by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks, Family Travel

With the busy travel season upon us and so many families planning spring and summer road trips, keeping our kids safe while we’re driving and preventing distracted driving is a huge concern of ours. Of course, you don’t necessarily need to be on a long...
21 inspired ideas for a two-hour date night

21 inspired ideas for a two-hour date night

by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks

If we hear one more relationship expert tell us that busy parents need to make time for date night we’re going to…listen. It’s true. We know it. Whether you’re working on keeping your relationship fresh or starting a new one, making time for...
10 super simple tips for modeling healthier behavior for your kids.

10 super simple tips for modeling healthier behavior for your kids.

by Cool Mom Team | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks

We admit it, we’re not always the perfect models of healthy behavior. And we know our kids take in eeeeverything. But old habits die hard, whether it’s making a few questionable food choices in front of our kids (ahem), or driving two blocks to the store...
Stand up straight! 5 simple ways to improve your posture

Stand up straight! 5 simple ways to improve your posture

by Kristen Chase | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks

I’m not sure whether it’s because I’m tall or because I sit hunched over a computer all day long, but I have terrible posture. This isn’t necessarily a new discovery, but what is new to me is how much bad posture can actually affect your stress...
Decluttering tips from 5 top organization experts: Which is best for you? | Spawned Episode 29

Decluttering tips from 5 top organization experts: Which is best for you? | Spawned Episode 29

by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks

I fully admit that home organization is the bane of my existence. If you’re a hard-core reader of this site or a listener of the Spawned podcast then you know that while Kristen is an avid purger, I’m what I like to think of, fondly, as a Nostalgic...
Meditation for parents: 5 easy ways to make it work for you

Meditation for parents: 5 easy ways to make it work for you

by Kristen Chase | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks

If you’re following along with me this month, you know I’m trying to make some positive changes in my life related to stress, something I’ve been struggling with both emotionally and physically for quite a while now. Over the last couple of weeks,...
11 fun things to learn to do that will make you coolest parent, aunt, uncle or grandparent ever.

11 fun things to learn to do that will make you coolest parent, aunt, uncle or grandparent ever.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks

As your kids get older, you realize you don’t have to ply them with gifts or offer extra ice cream at dessert just to be The Cool Parent. (And despite what you may have learned from Amy Poehler in Mean Girls, you don’t have to serve them cocktails with...
Becoming more mindful: 5 things you can do right now.

Becoming more mindful: 5 things you can do right now.

by Kristen Chase | Tips + Tricks

Last week, I wrote pretty candidly about the stress in my life and how it’s been affecting me both emotionally and physically, so it’s probably no surprise that one of my New Year’s resolutions (yes, I really do make them!) is to do something about...
The top 10 Cool Mom Picks posts of 2015: From kitchen shortcuts to cool gifts to parenting tips of all kinds.

The top 10 Cool Mom Picks posts of 2015: From kitchen shortcuts to cool gifts to parenting tips of all kinds.

by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks

We admittedly get a little nostalgic looking back through our entire calendar year worth of posts each December to see which ones most resonated with our readers. All we can say is, looking at the top ten posts of the year? You all have great taste! Now we do...
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