by Kristen Chase | Entertainment + Media
As a music therapist working with kids in the hospital, I saw that one of the biggest challenges parents faced (among the many) was providing their kids with as much of a typical every day experience as they could. From keeping up with school work to listening to...
by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good
When we first discovered AHA Life a while back, it was a bit like a high end flash sale site with a new, extremely well-curated item popping up every 24 hours. Unfortunately, the prices were a bit in the “well, a girl can dream, right?” category. Now the...
by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion
One of our favorite kinds of Mother’s Day gifts to recommend are those that give back, because we hardly know a mother among us who isn’t committed to making the entire world a better place for our babies. Now there’s a new one, offering beautiful...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Beauty + Cosmetics
Hand-washing is big in our house, especially after that last bout of stomach flu, which has cured my son forever of licking the bathroom floor at Michael’s. (I kid. Mostly.) It’s easy to take something as simple as a bar of soap for granted, considering...
by Stephanie Mayers | Doing Good
Today, is International Women’s Day. And hey, we’re women! Which makes it a pretty big deal to us. It’s so easy to take for granted that we can live and work in the land of the free, and hard to imagine how women have it in other countries, where...
by Lexi Petronis | Doing Good
I believe in the essential power of reading–my kids have the stuffed bookcases to prove it. But not every kid does. So I love the idea of this website that lets you buy an amazingly cute, supersoft, combed-cotton T-shirt to get more books in the hands of little...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Kid Style
It’s rare enough to see a good sale on well-made and stylish kids’ shoes from brands like Pediped. But when that sale gives 50% of sales to charity, we’re highly motivated to shop! Take those Jordyn sneakers up there. Regular price? $32. Sale price?...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Fashion
We love finding ways to make our purchasing dollars do good in the world. Now we have another one to add to the list, along with Tiny Revolutionary, Jedidiah, and do-gooder deal site Pure Citizen.Welcome, Sevenly! Each week, Sevenly sells one gorgeously hip and...
by Cool Mom Team | Doing Good
As we come to the end of 2011, we all feel like we have much to be thankful for — good friends and family, incredible colleagues (sniff, we love you CMP’ers!) and amazing readers like you who have supported us for another fantastic year. As in years past,...
