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These 8 single-use products are going away in our lifetimes. Here are alternatives that make switching easy.

I love that increasingly, so many of us are trying to be more mindful with our product purchases, opting for eco-friendly reusable products instead of wasteful single-use alternatives. It doesn’t just make good earth sense, it makes good budget sense. Besides,...

1 in 4 kids have an undetected vision problem. Here’s how to save on their eye care now. | Sponsored Message

by Cool Mom Staff | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Kids

This is a sponsored message from VSP Individual Vision Plans A lot of family members offer practical gifts that help support our kids in big ways, like school tuition, summer camp, after school activities, and college savings plan donations. And here’s one more...

So we don’t normally get excited about toothbrushes, but…

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Kids

Is some new toothbrush a thing to get all pumped about? Generally…no. I mean I am a recent devotee of Quip and Quip Kids after reading Kristen’s raving reviews, but now I’ve found a low-tech toothbrush that gets me just as excited about dental...

How to get teens into therapy? This online platform puts it right on their phones.

by Kristen Chase | Helpful Services

As someone who was trained as a creative arts therapist, and has been in therapy myself for many years, I fully understand the value of counseling. Particularly during those extremely difficult teen years. I also know how challenging it can be to get a teen into...

The most adorable ice packs for those summer boo-boos and ouchies.

by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Kids

I always have responded to my kids’ bruises and scraped needs with, “good! That shows that you’re being a kid!” And it’s true. They’ve become proud of their playground battle scars — but that doesn’t necessarily make the...

Social media, sexuality and school shootings: Tips for 10 hard talks every parent will have with their kids

by Kate Etue | Tips + Tricks

I’ve happily left the diapers-and-bottles behind, and I’ve entered the parenting stage that involves a lot more talking about the important issues in my kids’ lives — and in the world around them. As hard as it can be sometimes, and I’ve...

5 things parents need to know about administering over-the-counter medicine to kids | Sponsored Message

by Cool Mom Staff | Tips + Tricks

This is a sponsored message on behalf of KnowYourOTCs.org With cold and flu season officially here, parents are doing their best to help their kids when they’re not feeling well, which often means giving them over-the-counter (OTC) medicines to help relieve...

6 natural remedies to help keep families healthy during the germy school year

by Caroline Siegrist | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks

Now that we’ve found new school clothes and back-to-school gear for all our kids (well, mostly), parents are now moving onto worry #2 — how to avoid back-to-school sickness. My family has already been through hand-foot-and-mouth disease and a wicked...

Kids and nutrition: Tips from pediatric expert Dr. Tanya Altmann | Spawned ep 125

by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes, Podcast

This week on Spawned, we’re talking kids and nutrition. Which, TBH, is one of those issues that nearly universally stresses out parents of all kinds, with kids of all ages. Fortunately, we’ve got an expert to help us out: Dr. Tanya Altmann, who you may...

6 important reasons to talk to girls honestly about their bodies and sexual health. And no, you can’t say “vajayjay.”

by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Thinking : Parent, Tips + Tricks

When my oldest daughter was 17 months old, lying half-nekkid on the diaper change pad, she grabbed her genitals and said, BUTT! “No, honey,” I corrected. “That’s your…vagina.” Cough. Gulp. Eep. Deep breath in… Exhale. Phew. Why was it so hard? It made little...