by Cool Mom Team | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Living
As parents, we learn from day one that there are plenty of things in our homes to protect our kids from. The same way we all baby-proofed the cleaning supplies and kitchen knives, Kini SafeAlert, our newest partner, makes it incredibly easy to child-proof (and...
by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good
While this is not a political site per se, we have never shied away from sharing the causes, concerns and values that are dear to us as parents and as humans. And so I would be remiss if I didn’t write about unnecessary gun violence and what we can do about it....
by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks, Baby
Children’s car seat safety is so so important, but with the rise of TikTok car seat “experts” who are uh…well, like many self-proclaimed experts, not necessarily offering the most accurate advice, it can be tough to navigate the car seat safety...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Books for Adults, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
With U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy introducing new social media guidelines for children in the past few weeks, social media and mental health is all any parent we know is talking about. Especially with summer here. So I immediately reached out to one of my...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks
As Puerto Rico is still feeling the results of last week’s Hurricane Fiona (and can still use our aid and support) we’re now turning our concern to friends in the path of Hurricane Ian right now. And we know a lot of you are looking for tips to help get...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast, Tips + Tricks
This week’s Spawned podcast guest, Roo Powell, is the perfect person to help us with tips and advice for keeping kids safe online. She’s the co-founder of SOSA (Safe from Online Sexual Abuse) and has put her child advocacy skills to use by…disguising...
by Caroline Siegrist | Tips + Tricks
Snow days can be hard enough on parents, but if that snow day, storm, or other weather event also brings a power outage, like so many of us have experienced this past year? It’s an even trickier situation. So in an effort to keep my home running as smoothly as...
by Kate Etue | Toys + Playthings
The best kids’ bike helmet in the world won’t do any good if your kid doesn’t want to put it on, which is why yes, it matters if they think they have a “cool” bike helmet. We’re here to help! I’ve spent hours searching the...
by Christina Refford | Toys + Playthings, Tips + Tricks
After such a long winter, it’s finally bike-riding season: Hooray! And, whoa are you all getting on those bikes! I’ve seen so many kids riding bikes in our neighborhood, that my son’s mountain bike team has doubled in size since last year. Bike shops...