5 deschooling tips for new homeschooling parents, and how it will keep you from feeling like a total failure.
I know a lot of parents have jumped right into homeschooling their kids (or, schooling-from-home might be more accurate) so that they won’t get too far behind in their studies. But with news that Virginia has canceled school for the rest of the academic year due...
7 outstanding, important Black History month Twitter threads to read right now.
We’ve honored Black History Month in various ways here over the years, and in particular, we’ve shared lots of children’s and YA books — even the tough ones — that help us teach our kids, and inspire important conversations at home....
Web Coolness: What Kristen is reading this week
I’m excited to bring back our old school (or skool?) web coolness, and share some of the articles I’ve been reading this past week. Consider this all stuff I’d share on my own personal Facebook and Twitter feeds. And if you’re already following...
How to be a tech-positive parent (and why you want to be one) | Spawned Episode 175
When we started Cool Mom Tech almost 10 years ago, there wasn’t a lot of language around digital parenting. But considering we tend to be the non-alarmist type of parents, we approached parenting our own digital-native kids like other difficult parenting topics: with...
4 smart, simple tips to help kids make good media choices with their screen time.
We write a lot about the importance of raising good digital citizens. The way we see it, the internet isn’t going away, and the older your kids get, the harder it is to start teaching them good behavior. So we start young, so that as kids get older,...
The most creative handmade kids’ Halloween costumes on Instagram this year
I’ve seen so many clever Halloween costumes this year, it’s hard to keep up! There are always the year’s super popular costumes — the astronauts, the princesses, the superheroes and a lot of VSCO girls. (Including me, ha. Hey, it was what I...
Can we please stop freaking out about kids and social media? : How to raise responsible digital kids | Spawned Ep 170
After seeing so many discussions in our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook community filled with parents who seem panicked — or at least very concerned — about kids and texting and social media, we thought it would be helpful to devote this week’s episode...
#SpeaktoStrangers Challenge: 30 days to a kinder world.
When I woke up this morning, I caught this thread on Twitter from Asha Rangappa and was instantly taken. Her premise: Spending just a moment engaging with a stranger in a kind way can create ripples that make the world, quite literally, a better, more enjoyable place....
Illustrators see the beauty and meaning of Halle Bailey as Ariel and we’re here for it.
With the announcement of the inspired casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel in the upcoming Little Mermaid live action reboot, certain people in certain corners of the internet lost their GD minds. I alternated between bemusement and more uh, intense feelings, about those...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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