Wondering how to get your baby to sleep? Dr. Harvey Karp has a few things to say about that.

by Eva Glettner | Books for Adults

Raise your hand if you’ve ever struggled with a baby and sleep. Okay, so 99% of you. (The rest of you…don’t rub it in.) Then, just when we think we have mastered techniques to help our babies sleep longer and more peacefully, new issues arise. In...

Geek gifts for dads – Father’s Day Gift Guide

by Cool Mom Team | Father's Day Gifts

Geek gifts may be some of our favorite Father’s Day gifts to shop for. (We love our cool geeky dads!) Here, some super fun gift ideas if the dad on your list isn’t quite the yachting in Greenwich while wearing an ascot type. Spell out Happy Father’s...

Cool Mom Fit – Train Like a Mother + expert tips just for cool moms

by Cool Mom Team | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

We’re always amazed at how many of you are able to make time for running and working out all while chasing after your kids. So with our own Julie Marsh completing her first marathon (go Julie!) and aiming to finish a slew of triathlons this year, and our Editor...

Custom birthday books for kids that are beyond adorable

by Christina Refford | Party Ideas

I love the look on kids’ faces when they open a book and see their names in the pages of the story. So in celebration of the biggest day of all—their birthday!—here are a couple beautifully illustrated books that will make the birthday boy or girl...

If toddlers could write poetry, it would go something like this

by Lexi Petronis | Books for Adults

Poems about children and parenting can be kind of, um, hit or miss. Whether it’s too saccharin or just too earnest, I’m not sure–all I know is that it often leaves me vaguely uncomfortable. (And I was a creative writing major!) Not the case with To...

Double Time: Raising twins with hilarity

by Eva Glettner | Books for Adults

I’m a big fan of Jane Roper, because I love any author who is willing to laugh at herself. Since 2007, Jane has been baring her soul for the world and now, she lets us into the nitty gritty details of raising twins with a fantastic new book that will speak to...

Two adorable Kokeshi dolls that are made to be read

by Christina Refford | Books for Kids

As much as my kids and I love Japanese Kokeshi dolls, I can’t bring myself to let another collection into the house, what with all the stuffed animals and favorite rocks already displayed around my girls’ room. But, I’ve found a way to combine...

What to Expect about the What to Expect When You’re Expecting movie

by Eva Glettner | Baby

The What to Expect When You’re Expecting books have spent a million years on the bestseller list. Author Heidi Murkoff has definitely found a way to tap into what expecting and new parents are looking for–although the series is not without its...

A baby book that’s not so babyish

by Eva Glettner | Baby

I have to admit that when it comes to baby books, I don’t have a great track record; I have three kids and one half of one completed baby book. It’s bad. I wish that I had this option back when my kids were babes because then I would be more likely to be 3...

A Mothers Day book for any kind of mother – always a perfect gift.

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults

We think that books make the most perfect gifts any time of year, and Mother’s Day is no exception. So for those literary mamas in your life, here are are suggestions of a few terrific Mother’s Day gifts. Bonus: There’s less lead time on these than a...