It seems impossible to me that I'll one day have a teen or two whom I'll allow to roam the world somewhat freely, but the truth is that teenagerhood will be entering my house very, very soon. Hold me. Vanessa Van Petten has been helping …
I have to admit I'm a bit of an iPhone app addict, but even though the number of smart phone apps are growing into the hundreds of thousands I generally think that there are only a dozen or two that are worthwhile. The Dr. Seuss Camera--…
It seems like App-mania is sweeping the nation and our neighbors to the north are responsible for a fantastic new one called NFB Film , as in National Film Board of Canada. Best of all, it's free. The NFB App is packed with channels of e…
Yeah, sometimes we want to hit our favorite restaurant and the kids can nibble off our plates or make do with -- gasp! -- adult food, but other times we're faced with the realities of a tight budget and wanting to keep the peace. With Ki…
My husband is taking my two kids on a transatlantic flight all by himself, bless him. My contribution to the experience is my iPhone, fully loaded with toddler-distracting applications. Three of the iPhone apps I have lined up for her ar…
When I think back to my pregnancies, my first thought isn't of the miracle of life or even the swollen feet and the heartburn. No, when I remember those days, my mind immediately goes to one place: The bathroom. With each child, I rememb…
I'm pretty sure my pregnant bladder had a mind of its own, ensuring that I would have to run to the bathroom at all the most inopportune times. You know, like immediately after you pass a rest stop on the highway , just when you fall asl…
Proving the quip that, Yep, there's an app for that , Baby Brain has created the ultimate iPhone app that we think you new moms will love for tracking baby's vital stats. Once you've programmed in your baby (or babies), it's as simple as…
Not to brag, but for a non-geeky girl I know my way around a computer. I'm not even afraid to dive into code. But where it comes to video editing, I'm a complete dolt. So when I created my very own free (free!) 30-second video at animoto…
I remember that time we went to visit my folks for the holidays , and in the midst of packing the presents and the pack-n-play, I somehow forgot the baby monitor. Well, I was sure I'd hear the baby when she woke up. But by the time I wen…