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Thinking of trying melatonin to help your kids sleep? Please read this first.

Thinking of trying melatonin to help your kids sleep? Please read this first.

by Christina Refford | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks

Like so many other desperate — and exhausted — parents, we turned to melatonin supplements to help my son sleep when he was younger. I spoke to our pediatrician first of course, and did enough research about melatonin on my own to know that melatonin...
Your questions about vaccine safety + Covid-19 answered: Dr. Perri Klass | Spawned Ep 223

Your questions about vaccine safety + Covid-19 answered: Dr. Perri Klass | Spawned Ep 223

by Cool Mom Staff | Doing Good, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Podcast

If there’s one thing we’re all talking about right now, and maybe even tearing up about (if you’re Liz), it’s the long-awaited arrival of the Covid-19 vaccines. So we invited the most perfect guest to sit down with us: vaccine expert, NYU...
If you’re smart, you’ll stock up on these things for winter before they run out. Again.

If you’re smart, you’ll stock up on these things for winter before they run out. Again.

by Caroline Siegrist | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

With winter around the corner, I know so many of us are in full prep mode. Or at least as close to full prep mode as we can be while also managing work, online school, and preventing a household COVID outbreak. Oof. So I’ve tried to take some of the leg work out...
Beyond canned foods and toilet paper: A family guide to unexpected items to stock up on in case of a quarantine

Beyond canned foods and toilet paper: A family guide to unexpected items to stock up on in case of a quarantine

by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks

Let’s be honest: We don’t each need 600 rolls of toilet paper on hand right now. Not that that’s stopping some people! But after a really stressful week of a COVID-19 scare involving a quarantined relative in D.C., it did put the situation in stark...
Why the new drug for postpartum depression won’t just treat it, it could destigmatize it.

Why the new drug for postpartum depression won’t just treat it, it could destigmatize it.

by Caroline Siegrist | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Thinking : Parent

When I heard that the FDA had approved the first-ever drug to treat postpartum depression, I was thrilled. Given how commonplace this serious mental health condition is, and how severe the impact can be on the entire family, I’ve always wished for a greater...
15 of my cold and flu season must-haves, all in one handy place. Including the most important one of all.

15 of my cold and flu season must-haves, all in one handy place. Including the most important one of all.

by Kristen Chase | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

The kids are back in school, which means cold and flu season is upon us. (Yay.) (Not really.) You probably already know to grab some cold meds, clean out your humidifier, and stock up on tissues, as you get your kids their annual flu shots. Here are 15 of my favorite...
In memory of the 11 year old who died at summer camp from meningitis this week

In memory of the 11 year old who died at summer camp from meningitis this week

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

“Were your kids vaccinated for meningitis?” my father asked as I picked up the phone tonight. He’s always asking me questions like this after seeing something or other in the news or on Facebook. He’s a good Grandpa that way....
10 last-minute essentials to help you survive the Christmas holiday

10 last-minute essentials to help you survive the Christmas holiday

by Kristen Chase | Holiday Picks

As busy parent with Christmas right around the corner (ten days as of today, to be exact), I am thankful for places that make it easy to get all the last-minute stuff that I forgot to get but really, really need, in one handy place, like our sponsor CVS. Who you may...
11 last-minute essentials at CVS that help you survive Thanksgiving weekend

11 last-minute essentials at CVS that help you survive Thanksgiving weekend

by Kristen Chase | Holiday Picks

As a busy parent, I greatly appreciate the idea of a one-stop shop for, well…everything. But as a busy parent during the holidays, I really appreciate it. This is why we’ve all been huge CVS fans around here, and we’re so happy they’re our...
11 natural cold and flu remedies for kids that can help them feel better faster

11 natural cold and flu remedies for kids that can help them feel better faster

by Kate Etue | Tips + Tricks

Fall may be our favorite season — with its cooler temperatures, hot coffees, and the chance to laugh at pumpkin spice everything. But cold and flu season most definitely is not our favorite. A few of us have already been feeling the sniffles, so we’ve put...
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