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The Definitive Guide to Gen Z Slang: Written by actual teens who think all the other guides to Gen Z slang are mid.

The Definitive Guide to Gen Z Slang: Written by actual teens who think all the other guides to Gen Z slang are mid.

by Liz Gumbinner | Kids, Tips + Tricks

When we asked our readers about your favorite Gen Z slang words, the second most popular answer was low-key. But that’s only because the first most popular answer was what the heck are you talking about? So I reached out to my teens and their friends to put...
Protecting trans kids: We can do better. We must do better.

Protecting trans kids: We can do better. We must do better.

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good

Reading about this week’s tragic death of Nex Benedict has been simply devastating. Nex was a perfectly normal, happy, loving and loved 16-year-old child, who was beaten to death by three older students in their Oklahoma high school bathroom. This, after months...
How to Make a Burn List: My New Year’s tradition helps me manifest good things for next year – and get rid of a little petty. (Okay, a lot.)

How to Make a Burn List: My New Year’s tradition helps me manifest good things for next year – and get rid of a little petty. (Okay, a lot.)

by Ibidunni Ojikutu | Tips + Tricks

When Ibi shared her New Year’s Eve tradition with me, I was like…this is genius. How have I never done this? I need to do this! Whatever I can do to be out with the old and focusing on better things in the year to come sounds good to me. I’m sure...
Trusted charities supporting the citizens of Israel and Gaza. (And another important message I want to share.)

Trusted charities supporting the citizens of Israel and Gaza. (And another important message I want to share.)

by Liz Gumbinner | Living, Doing Good

I want to share a list of top organizations on the ground supporting the innocent people in Israel and Gaza tragically impacted by the war between Hamas and Israel. This is not a political post, it’s a humanitarian one. But first, I want to share something I...
7 tips for healthy co-parenting when you’re recently divorced or separated

7 tips for healthy co-parenting when you’re recently divorced or separated

by Cool Mom Team | Tips + Tricks

Our team at Cool Mom Picks jokes that we have a lot of children among us, but the truth is, we have quite a few divorces and separations among us too. That means we’ve had a lot of experience trying to achieve healthy co-parenting, having navigated some...
What Liz is reading this week: Links to check out, from dream analysis to shocking truths about “maternal instinct”

What Liz is reading this week: Links to check out, from dream analysis to shocking truths about “maternal instinct”

by Liz Gumbinner | Living

There is so much good reporting these days, so many good op-eds, so many independent journalists and bloggers and substacks worth reading these days and I thought I’d share a few of the articles I’ve really found fascinating lately. I tend to read a lot...
Our kids are sharing memes about WWIII. Here’s how to talk to kids about the fear of war and unrest.

Our kids are sharing memes about WWIII. Here’s how to talk to kids about the fear of war and unrest.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks

This article was originally written in 2020 about the increase in tension between the US, Iran and Iraq. It was updated in 2021, with the riots in DC and violent insurrection at the US Capitol — and now, February 2022 as we watch the invasion of Ukraine live on...
Celebrating Diwali in a country that hardly knows it exists

Celebrating Diwali in a country that hardly knows it exists

by Cool Mom Team | Living

Diwali. Being the light we share. Guest contributor: Nirasha Kumar Growing up as a minority in South Africa, living under an Apartheid regime, I was forced to live only with people who looked like me, That meant that for me, the spirit of Diwali was merely going along...
Elected leaders need to do more than just “recognize” Juneteenth. Tell them to act on these 5 issues.

Elected leaders need to do more than just “recognize” Juneteenth. Tell them to act on these 5 issues.

by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized

Today marks the very first Juneteenth since the US Senate unanimously passed a resolution to make Juneteenth a national holiday this week and it was quickly signed into law by President Biden on Thursday. It’s amazing! So many of us grew up never having heard of...
The single most important thing your kids can do after they’ve been vaccinated from Covid-19

The single most important thing your kids can do after they’ve been vaccinated from Covid-19

by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

I can hardly express the relief and utter joy we’ve felt over the past few weeks, since my teens got their first Pfizer vaccines against Covid-19. The feelings increased substantially since their second shot — knowing they can safely see friends, go to the...
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