by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment + Media, Kids
Q: I’m looking for good resources for talking to my 11- and 12-year-olds about the presidential election, like candidate platforms that are kid-friendly reads. – Monica, via our Spawned Podcast Community. A: Well, this certainly sent me down an enjoyable rabbit...
by Kate Etue | Doing Good, Tips + Tricks
Some of us have older teens who are really excited to vote this year. But because each state manages their own voting policies, it can be confusing as to how, when, and where to register to vote. We all know that if you’re 18 on or before election day — November...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
Anxiety had already been a concern for many of our kids before the Covid pandemic hit, and as we all know, the current situation isn’t helping. All of us are having to navigate an entirely new way of life right now, and it can be particularly hard on kids. Their...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tech CMP-Style
With about six weeks into this COVID-19 quarantine, we’re all desperately longing for the connection of faraway friends and family. And while texting, phone calls, even writing letters (yes, remember those?) are a great salve to what we’re all feeling,...
by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast
If you’re like us, then you’ve probably seen a whole lot of weight-related pandemic memes and posts on social media. Whether it’s the kind of worn out “Gaining the COVID-19” joke to talking about “letting ourselves go,” ours...
by Christina Refford | Party Ideas, Tips + Tricks
Our Facebook groups have been asking for graduation ideas during Covid-19 and quarantine, and as a mom to a rising senior, and a high school grad last year, my heart goes out to all the 2020 grads. While school kids everywhere have had their lives and routines upended...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tech CMP-Style
If your kids are like ours, they’ve always got some pretty creative solutions to everything from getting out of eating vegetables to extending their bedtime just a little bit longer. (Why do they need so much water at 8pm?). Well, thanks to our sponsor Discovery...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips + Tricks
We know that it can be a lot easier to just do the laundry yourself. No whining, no complaining. Everyone’s happy! Except, tough love, parents: everyone in your family (especially if you’ve got young adults heading off to college) needs to be able to do their...
by Holly Rosen Fink | Family Travel
Winter in Boston with the family may sound…well, cold. It ‘s true that the sun sets earlier, and you have to bundle up when you go out, because, New England! Even so, Boston an excellent city for a getaway with teens any time, and that includes winter....