The new AAP children’s car seat recommendations: What parents need to know

by Liz Gumbinner | Family Travel, Kids

Yesterday, the AAP offered revised car seat recommendations for children, and they’re a pretty big change from what we’re all used to considering.  In their updated Child Passenger Safety statement, they offer 5 evidence based recommendations that you...

5 best car seats for older kids, once you’re ready to ditch the infant seat

by Kate Etue | Uncategorized

I’ve spent time doing a ton of research and reading reviews on the newest car seats for older kids, and have landed on these five as the best car seats for older kids right now. Hey, car seat safety is no joke, but you moms and dads already know that. It’s...

Mifold vs. BubbleBum: Travel booster seat smackdown

by Kate Etue | Family Travel

My kids have all used traditional booster seats in the car, but recently my son has had a chance to test out two cool booster seat alternatives so we could really give you the scoop on the pros, cons, and differences between the Mifold and the BubbleBum travel booster...

Tokidoki and Clek collaborate for some out-of-this-world car seats

by Kate Etue | Family Travel

Sprinkle-donut spaceships. Cactus planets. Floating unicorns. Ninja aliens. All together. Seriously? Yep. Thanks to the brand new  Tokidoki-Clek car seats and boosters, created in partnership once again between the safe, swanky car seat company Clek and the LA artists...

The coolest baby gifts and gear of the year: Editors’ Best of 2015

by Cool Mom Team | Baby, Editors Best of the Year, Kid Style

We’re so excited to wrap up our year by featuring our very top picks in all sorts of categories, starting with our very favorite cool baby gifts and gears that were new or new to us in 2015. This is a tough category to be sure, so we went through our archives,...

The baby booster seat you’ll be sad to outgrow.

by Esther Chen | Baby

As you might imagine, we see a lot of baby gear ’round these parts (yes, I’m still a southern girl at heart) and that includes all kinds of booster seats. But the new Mamas & Papas Baby Bud booster is worth a look for several reasons, not just because...

OXO Tot introduces two on-the-go toddler seats with very different purposes

by Esther Chen | Kitchen + Dining

I heart OXO Tot. From their perfectly designed wipes dispenser to their handy freezer storage containers and snack containers, they’ve singlehandedly made diaper changes and storing baby food much breezier for this mama. So it only makes sense that they...

Finally, the comfiest, most easy to clean, most stylish booster seat. (Can you tell we’re excited?)

by Lexi Petronis | Kitchen + Dining

If there is a stage called “Booster Seat Battles,” none of the parenting books have mentioned it–but that’s exactly what my family is currently dealing with. The 2-year-old has refused to sit in a booster, preferring instead to reach up over...

Lyft your kids up where they belong

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

With four kids in our home, we’ve gone through our fair share of booster seats, and I’ve never quite found one that has every feature that I’m looking for. But after discovering this new one from Cool Mom Picks favorite Scandinavian Child, I think...

Red baby gear that will look great all year round

by Christina Refford | Baby

Other than wearing hearts on their clothing and looking at us with love in their eyes, our babies are still a little young to be celebrating Valentine’s Day with lollipops or big messy chocolate hearts. But since we love red all the time, we’ve rounded up...