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Imagine me trying to get my four kids -- and their backpacks, tennis gear, snacks for the Scout meeting, and awkward diaper bag -- out of the car and into school . . . in the pouring rain. It looks a little like something you'd see on th…

During the dry spell of summer, when our favorite TV shows were in their off season, my 10-year-old daughter and I got hooked on a fun Korean high-school drama series. But while we watched I noticed something I didn't expect: her reading…

My youngest child loves watching movies on our family iPad, but if your kids are like her, they can't help tapping and touching the screen which then requires you to rewind, fast forward, or turn it back on 400 times. So when I found out…

Does this situation sound familiar, parents? You're trying to get in touch with your tween or teen, but they're ignoring your texts because they're busy playing games on their phone, which also happens to be set on silent. Well, that's w…

I'm packing up my family of six up for our exciting vacation to Hawaii (squee!), and like most parents, I'm making my tech list and checking it twice. Do we really need to bring a laptop (the answer here is NO!)? Inspired by Brian Chen's…

We're counting down the days to the total solar eclipse that we'll be experiencing on Monday, August 21. In case you haven't heard about it (what?), or might have missed all the helpful information we've been posting here on Cool Mom Tec…

This is a sponsored message from Wemo Mini It's amazing how technology can simplify the lives of parents, especially with one of the busiest times of year upon us. And that's exactly the case with the Wemo Mini , an affordable little plu…

Maybe you’re still using a sweet and simple night light that, well… lights up. Let me tell you: you’re missing out.

When Snapchat (or just Snap , as it's being called these days) rolled out it's Snap Map feature earlier this summer, there was a lot of buzz about the safety risks it could present, especially with so many younger users. Basically, the S…

If you're counting down the days to the total solar eclipse (or a partial solar eclipse, depending where you live), you'll probably want to know exactly how much you'll see of it based on your location. Which is why you'll want to check …

This is a sponsored message from Bouncie With parents -- and teens -- spending so much time on the road, road safety is always a top concern. for families. That's why you need to check out Bouncie , a smart little device that easily plug…

You've probably seen the stories about how kids have pranked their parents using the Text Replacement feature on the iPhone. You know, they set it so that when their parents text the word "No," it gets replaced with the word "Yes." Oh ki…

Just because breastfeeding is a natural process, it isn't necessarily all blissed out bonding time. But luckily, we live in a time where there are tons of tech to help nursing moms, like these 3 new breastfeeding apps that caught our att…

This past week, I was unable to pick up my son from hockey camp, which meant missing his big game. Womp, womp. But, thanks to a cool Facebook Live feature you might not know about, my fiancé was able to film the whole thing, and not have…

If you're like me, you probably have 6,782 photos sitting in your camera roll on your phone, hundreds of song downloads you never actually listen to, and tons of out-of-date unnecessary documents on your laptop. If that sounds familiar, …

If you're like me, then you do your best to manage screen time using myriad methods. In our house, I've done The Marble Jar to read for screens, and pretty much everything in between. And still, there are tantrums and arguments when it's…

If you're going to be on the ground during the 2024 solar eclipse in April, mark your calendar because this is not to be missed. The only issue: you'll want to have glasses to protect your eyeballs, even if you're in the areas where you'…

If you're like us, then your kids having been begging for screen time the second they got out of school. But hey, just because you're home more doesn't necessarily mean you get more time on your screens, kids. So, to help you manage the …

I've been seeing a lot of research lately that seems to find a correlation between how much time we spend on our phones and our kids' behavior . Specifically, their bad behavior. The constant distraction of pings and alerts from my phone…

While it was announced on May 30, a lot of parents still don't know that the FTC announced refunds are now available for unauthorized in-app purchases on the Amazon Appstore . That means you, kids, and your itchy little in-app purchase-h…

Summer is here, and that means a whole lot of bugs, and ways to try to prevent my kids from getting bitten by bugs. Thankfully, there are smart ways to use tech to keep mosquitos at bay around your home, or when you're on the road or cam…

A recent survey of more than 1600 U.K. kids revealed some fascinating results when it comes to kids' online behavior , leading the UK’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) to make some pretty strong recomme…

I'm not the only one in my house who loves listening to podcasts . My kids, especially my son, are big fans too, which is why I was so excited to discover Kids Listen , a web app that creates curated playlists of the best podcasts for ki…

Okay, okay so the new HomePod is not technically the Amazon Echo (aka Alexa), but well, it pretty much is, just shaped more like a marshmallow in Apple's signature black and white. That's not to say we're all not going to want it when it…