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Mask mandates, the Delta variant, and back to school: Who will protect our children?

Mask mandates, the Delta variant, and back to school: Who will protect our children?

by Kristen Chase | Aug 29, 2021 |

I thought this back to school year was going to be different than last year. I think everyone did. Last year, I took all of my kids out of school and placed them in a cyber school. A couple did well. A couple did not. But we all had the hope that with vaccines, we'd...

10 ways to make the most out of the last weekend of summer, most of them free

10 ways to make the most out of the last weekend of summer, most of them free

by Cool Mom Team | Aug 27, 2021 | Living

With the final unofficial days of summer so close (wah!), we've got one more long weekend to milk the most out of the late sunsets with the family. So we're bringing back this post from a few years back, when our editor Liz offered up 10 wonderful little things that...

A clever back to school gift for young women and menstruators: A DIY locker kit

A clever back to school gift for young women and menstruators: A DIY locker kit

by Kristen Chase | Aug 25, 2021 | School Gear

My daughter came home this morning with a sweet little gift from her friend's mom: An adorable DIY locker kit full of essentials for young women and menstruators. So brilliant, right? I had actually considered putting together a little bin with some snacks, tampons,...

How to raise kids who aren’t assholes (aka kind, empathic, awesome grown-ups) | Spawned Episode 247

How to raise kids who aren’t assholes (aka kind, empathic, awesome grown-ups) | Spawned Episode 247

by Cool Mom Team | Aug 24, 2021 | Spawned Podcast

We often ask ourselves what it takes to raise strong, wonderful kids who are kind, empathic (aka not assholes), which is why we were so excited to chat with Melinda Wenner Moyer, author of the new book How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes. She's a science journalist...

Parents are broken. Here are 5 things a therapist says we can do right now to manage our stress.

Parents are broken. Here are 5 things a therapist says we can do right now to manage our stress.

by Kristen Chase | Aug 24, 2021 | Tips + Tricks

Over the last 24 hours, this pandemic has caught up to me. I'd been doing pretty well, navigating cyber school with my kids last year along with work adjustments and managing my mental health through it all. But this back to school season has officially taken its...

Where to find at-home rapid Covid tests, kid-sized KN95s, and other essentials you may need

Where to find at-home rapid Covid tests, kid-sized KN95s, and other essentials you may need

by Caroline Siegrist | Aug 21, 2021 | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Tips + Tricks

At-home rapid Covid tests isn't the only thing we've been on the hunt for lately. With cold and flu and yes, yet another Covid-19 season upon us, I've been making a list of a few essentials so that my family isn't scrambling if we do come down with something. And...

Here’s the one brilliant tip that got my reluctant teen reading more. And, the books that helped.

Here’s the one brilliant tip that got my reluctant teen reading more. And, the books that helped.

by Kate Etue | Aug 20, 2021 | Books for Kids, Tips + Tricks

My kids devoured books when they were little. Now that they're teens, the stars of YouTube and Discord seem to be a bigger draw than the classic characters of literature I wish they would spend their time with. (Of course, calling them "classic characters of...

8 cool fidget toys that aren’t spinners, to help kids of all ages get the wiggles out.

8 cool fidget toys that aren’t spinners, to help kids of all ages get the wiggles out.

by Caroline Siegrist | Aug 18, 2021 | Toys + Playthings

Move over, fidget spinners! Thanks to all the new fidget toys that our kids are loving, you spinners have just been relegated to the junk drawer. (Say hi to those dead batteries for me.) In fact,I think these are even more fun than their predecessors. By now most of...

Should we send our kids back to school? AKA The deja vu episode | Spawned Episode 246

Should we send our kids back to school? AKA The deja vu episode | Spawned Episode 246

by Cool Mom Team | Aug 17, 2021 | Spawned Podcast

Just when we thought back to school 2021 would be less stressful than 2020, the Delta variant decided to throw a huge, dangerous wrench into our decision. As so many parents struggle once again with sending their kids back to school, especially as many school...

Mighty Kind: A fun, compassionate, anti-racism, pro-kindness magazine for today’s kids

Mighty Kind: A fun, compassionate, anti-racism, pro-kindness magazine for today’s kids

by Kate Etue | Aug 14, 2021 | Books for Kids

While a great number of people seem to be flipping out about kids learning "critical race theory" in elementary school [ed note: it's taught in law schools, not elementary schools], we're grateful that our readers have always been interested in anti-racism resources...

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