by Kristen Chase | Tech CMP-Style
Big news, parents! We’ve got a new podcast called Out-Tech Your Kids, a tech-positive podcast for the age of digital parenting. Liz and I answer parents’ top burning tech questions in just 15 minutes or less each week. Hey, we know your time is valuable...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tech CMP-Style
It’s pretty amazing what you can do virtually these days, which has definitely made these last few months much easier for families. From online classrooms to card games, to lots of other fun things in between, there are no shortage of cool ways for kids to...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tech CMP-Style
With about six weeks into this COVID-19 quarantine, we’re all desperately longing for the connection of faraway friends and family. And while texting, phone calls, even writing letters (yes, remember those?) are a great salve to what we’re all feeling,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Toys + Playthings
With our kids tearing through our craft kits, puzzle boxes, activity books and more while they shelter indoors, the brand new, 231-piece, interactive LEGO Super Mario Starter course could not have come at a better time. I can’t think of anything more delightful...
by Cool Mom Staff | Living
This is a sponsored message from Capital One Shopping Capital One Shopping compensates us when you get the Capital One Shopping extension using the links provided These days, we’re all shopping online, and we’re all looking for great prices on...
by Kate Etue | Party Ideas, Tips + Tricks
My son turned 10 this month, and I have to admit, it was a bit of a bummer birthday. He had a great attitude and enjoyed some chocolate cake, but with the current quarantine and social distancing guidelines, his party was cancelled and his friends weren’t able...
by Kate Etue | Thinking : Parent, Tips + Tricks
So, school’s been cancelled for the indefinite future and you’re about to become a homeschooling parent, maybe for the first time. Now that you’re stuck at home with the kids for the next two, four…ten weeks, what in the world are you going to...
by Cool Mom Staff | Editors Best of the Year
Even though we started Cool Mom Tech in 2010, this past year, we saw an exciting parenting trend emerge: tech-positive parenting. But considering how powerful this movement has been, I’m pretty sure that it’s a trend that’s going to be around for a...
by Liz Gumbinner | For the Menfolk, Holiday Picks
Oh, men. We love them, we love shopping for them, but we hate when they seem to already have everything they need — maybe because we’re all such amazing gift givers? Ha. Fret not! Over the years, we’ve put together a lot of fabulous guides to cool...
by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks
This is a sponsored message for Relay If you’ve been wanting your child to have the safety and security of a phone, but know they aren’t quite ready for the responsibility and distraction of one, you need Relay, a smartphone alternative that’s...