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This jazzy new album celebrates Nobel Laureates and inspires everyday kindness in kids

by Caroline Siegrist | Entertainment + Media

Now that my son’s absorbing language at a rapid pace, I totally get the appeal of kid-appropriate music. (At least the kind I don’t mind listening to, too.) So I’ve been stepping away from the profanity-laden hip-hop that used to dominate my...

7 diverse family music albums that could teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. Or at least your family.

by Georgette Gilmore | Entertainment + Media

Exposing our children to multicultural music, art and culture is a simple way to help raise globally minded, compassionate, and empathetic adults. Just as in children’s literature, family music artists — or kindie groups, as they’ve been called — are...

Rock n Roll Parenting: Would you take your kid to a rock concert? | Spawned ep 93

by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast

This week on Spawned with Kristen and Liz, with Kristen just back from an Imagine Dragons show, we’ve got kids and concerts on the brain. Join us for a lively discussion about the joy of tweens and big kids, safety concerns, tips and tricks — we even share...

Lisa Loeb’s latest lullaby album is the perfect chill out music. For adults.

by Georgette Gilmore | Entertainment + Media

I’ve been a big fan of Lisa Loeb since her hit song “Stay (I Missed You)” in the 90s. Then I became a mom and she started making really good kid’s music and I loved her all over again. Now, those world’s collide with her latest Amazon...

Web coolness: Dolly Parton’s children’s album, Lyft’s big news for parents, the library we all want in our towns

by Cool Mom Staff | Best of the Web

Here are the coolest things we’ve been seeing around the web this week. Hope you like them too. Yes! Dolly Parton is releasing her first children’s album, I Believe In You. And if you can’t wait, listen to the title track here! We love what this...

Rise Shine #Woke: How this hip hop album will get kids kids moving. And thinking.

by Georgette Gilmore | Entertainment + Media

If you’re a fan of Old School Hip Hop, when rappers used poetry backed by slick beats to get socially conscious messages out to the world, then you’ll want to get the latest album by Oakland based kindie hip-hop group Alphabet Rockers for your own kids....

The song reminding kids of all the goodness in the world, just when they need it.

by Georgette Gilmore | Doing Good, Entertainment + Media

This past week has been so difficult. For me, for all of us here…and probably for you. The events in Charlottesville have shined a bright light on bigotry and hate, which can do real damage to your soul. And if we feel scared and heartbroken — well,...

Come on, rap me Amadeus: Mozart meets hiphop for kids!

by Georgette Gilmore | Entertainment + Media

As long time fans of funky kindie artist and now Grammy winner Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, we knew that their latest 5-song EP Mozartistic would be cool even before we listened to it. And… it is. As you might have guessed, the album blends the classical Mozart with...

The Hamilton Instrumentals: Now YOU (or your kids) can star in the musical

by Kristen Chase | Entertainment + Media

If your kids are as obsessed with the The Hamilton Musical as mine are, then they probably know pretty much all the lyrics to every single song. And, you probably do, too. Well now, you can see how well they do thanks to the release of The Hamilton Instrumentals. ...

Not ready for Blurred Lines: A chat with Laurie Berkner about tweens and music | Spawned ep 73

by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast

As your kids get older, it can get a little tougher to find ways to bond and connect with them. One perfect way is through music. But can you handle what they’re listening to? That’s why we were so excited this week to sit down and discuss the issue with...

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