by Georgette Gilmore | Tips + Tricks, Kids
If you have a child or family member with food allergies (like I do) , you need to check those EpiPens. Like, right now! Mylan, the company that makes EpiPen, has issued a voluntary EpiPen recall of 13 lots of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr Auto-Injectors distributed in the...
by Kate Etue | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
We’re not alarmists around here, but we admit, we’ve been researching safe tick repellents for our own kids. The data we’re seeing on the booming tick population around the country this spring is a little disconcerting, and overall, Lyme disease has...
by Georgette Gilmore | Uncategorized
One thing Indonesian boys are doing that I wish more American boys were doing: They’re now learning all about girls’ periods, thanks to a comic book about menstruation created by UNICEF. I think it’s simply brilliant. Ever since Judy Blume gave girls...
by Cool Mom Team | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
This is a sponsored message from Fit Tower If you’ve been looking for a full body workout to help you achieve all of your fitness goals right in your home — without having to join a gym or pay for expensive classes — Fit Tower may be just what...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks
I confess that when I’m struggling with an issue or looking for guidance, wisdom or just calm, I have always been a fan of various oracles and methods of divination. And I don’t mean the fortune teller at a street fair years ago, who looked at my palm and...
by Kristen Chase | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
I’m a long-time contact wearer here, especially in those glasses break now and then moments (or when a style moment hits hard). And as much as my optometrist has tried to get me to try daily wear contacts because they’re waaaay better for my eyeballs, they...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
If you’re like us, your family is getting bombarded with all sorts of viruses this winter, so we’re all for doing whatever we can to boost our immune systems. Turns out, there are lots of super foods that might actually help, many of which you could...
by Cool Mom Team | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
Our whole staff pshaw-ed the idea of a smart water bottle until our Editor Kate gave it a try for a week. Turns out, it can actually help you drink more water, which so many of us really need to do. Not only does the Hidrate Spark track your water intake with its...
by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes
If you’re looking to drop some pounds in 2017, there are no shortage of diet plans out there, many of which we’ve tried ourselves. (Hello, Whole30). But when we saw this new diet in which all you do is eat tacos, well, you can bet it got our attention. The...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
Our Facebook fans pretty much went nuts discussing (okay, debating) our thorough, honest review of THINX Period Underwear this past year, and now the woman-run period innovation company is back with the upcoming launch RETA, the first reusable tampon applicator. Yep....
