29 very cool, very affordable back-to-school finds for tweens and teens
Back-to-school shopping with tweens and teens is like a whooole new thing. They have pretty strong opinions about what they love and don't love. Even more than preschoolers, if you can believe that. (Though at least they don't insist on wearing their swimsuit and...
9 of the coolest, prettiest 2017-18 school year planners to get you and your family on the same page
As much as I love the convenience and ease of digital calendar apps, I'm in the market for a brand new 2017-18 school year planner, because I'm a paper planner girl at heart. I always get a little thrill when it's time to get a new one, and that time is now! Because...
The best and worst states to have a baby in 2017 | Thinking: Parent
With a lot of concern around changing health care policy, tax increases impacting the middle class, benefit cuts to struggling families, and the fact that Americans already pay the highest birthing costs in the world, I was intrigued to check out WalletHub's...
Leland Ave Studios: Quilts to make you question your crafting skills
As someone with a mom who's an incredible quilter, I've always valued the intricacies of thecraft of quilting. And then I discovered Kim Smith of Leland Ave Studios, a former attorney turned mom-of-three, who definitely takes it to the next level. Her Lincoln quilt is...
Star Wars x Sperry: A match made in a galaxy far, far away. (Or Massachusetts, really.)
Forget having the coolest shoes in school, the Star Wars x Sperry mashup that just released this week may be the coolest sneakers in the galaxy. Classic shoe styles meets classic geek culture design? Yep, we're probably going to be stealing these Star Wars sneakers...
Secrets, lies, and Jello shots: Confessions of a class mom | Spawned 81
We're back! After a little summer time off (we missed you all!) we're back with a new Spawned podcast episode, chatting candidly with Laurie Gelman, humor writer, mom of two, former broadcaster, and current author of the hilarious new Class Mom: A Novel. It's...
Boost your beginner eater’s diet with these 10 best superfoods for babies and toddlers.
We here on the CMP team have a lot of collective parenting experience under our belts -- or, uh, stretchy waist bands -- and one thing that we all agree on is that starting solids is one of the most exciting and overwhelming developmental stages. There's just so much...
The best, most affordable places to buy jeans for tall girls.
I'm 5'11 and while I love my height now, middle school me wasn't thrilled about the perennial challenge of buying jeans for tall girls. Especially since my parents didn't want to spend a bundle on jeans that would only last one BTS season at best. With my willowy...
Moleskine, meet Minions. And Vader. And Potter. And Haring. And Jagger…
Humans can't live by keyboards alone, and for actual old school writing, we're big fans of Moleskine notebooks. (Who isn't, right?) Looking at the new Limited Edition Moleskine notebooks collection has my girls -- and me -- eager to put pen to paper, to journal our...
Color-your-own backpacks and bags that let your kids be the designer
Any parent who has walls, floors, tables, refrigerators, windows, or slips of important paperwork knows: If it's even slightly colorable, a kid will color it. So having extra things around that are supposed to be colored is always a good idea, and that's just one of...