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HandlePop: Because we don’t want to touch those supermarket cart handles much either.

by Caroline Siegrist | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

Update: Unfortunately this Kickstarter was cancelled in mid-July. We’ll be out shortly with some great alternatives! Anyone else feel like they’re playing high-stakes poker every time they grab a shopping cart by the handle? I know I can wipe the handle...

How the new HomeHawk by Panasonic makes home monitoring simpler, easier, and way less expensive | Sponsored message

by Cool Mom Staff | Living, Tech CMP-Style

This is a sponsored message from Panasonic HomeHawk If you don’t yet have a smart home monitoring system, it can seem overwhelming to get started. Systems can be expensive, and complicated, with professional home-wiring to schedule, and installation to figure...

5 expert tips to help give your laundry room a quick and easy makeover

by Cool Mom Staff | Storage + Organization

For the amount of time we all spend in our laundry room, you’d think that we would take a little more time keeping them organized, especially since the whole goal of the room is to help us get things clean. But, if you’re like us, the laundry room is one...

How many times do we tell our kids, STOOOOOOP!

by Kristen Chase | Family Travel, Tips + Tricks

I have to admit, I never thought about my car’s tires a whole lot. I guess your tires are the kind of thing you don’t think about a lot — until they stop working properly. In which case…yikes. So I’m truly happy to support our fantastic...

The ultimate hurricane and storm preparedness checklist

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks

We’re concerned about so many friends in the path of Hurricane Florence right now and we know a lot of you are looking for tips to help get you prepared and keep you safe. We hope that those of you in the evacuation zone are finding safer ground, and that...

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...

How to put together a first aid kit for travel: Everything you need. Just in case.

by Marsha Takeda-Morrison | Family Travel, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks

Do you have a travel first aid kit to take along on all of your summer trips? As I type these words, I realized…I don’t have one! And I should. Luckily, we have the internet, online shopping, and 24-hour drugstores that make it easy for me to put a travel first...

10 things you should always keep in your car, especially if you’re driving with kids.

by Kristen Chase | Family Travel, Tips + Tricks

If you live in your car like I do, then you know that the safety of your kids — and hey, yourself — is always top of mind. After finding myself unprepared for minor incidents (thankfully small ones!), I’ve learned the hard way that I need to remember...

Power outages: 35 tips for how to prepare…and what to do if you do lose power.

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...

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