by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
We’ve been talking a lot about screen addiction and overuse here over the last few weeks (and well, years), including our Curb Your Screen Addiction series. Well, we recently chatted with author Jake Knapp on our Spawned podcast, who has a well of fantastic...
by Caroline Siegrist | Tips and Tricks
Next up in our Curb Your Screen Addiction series, we’re featuring our easiest tip yet. This one comes from Kristen and Liz’s interview with The Art of Screen Time author and NPR commentator Anya Kamenetz, who offers some excellent, non-alarmist advice on...
by Kristen Chase | Games + Gaming
As a mom of four kids, I get all sorts of questions asked of me by friends and strangers alike. You can probably guess what they are. “How do you do it?” “Do you ever sleep?” and then a question about whether my kids get along, which is...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
We’ve covered a ton of topics on our Spawned with Kristen and Liz podcast in 2018. From time saving hacks to how to be a happier parent, we’ve had a blast chatting with each other, and our esteemed guests, about parenting and parenting culture. And we hope you’ve...
by Caroline Siegrist | Entertainment
We recently asked the members of our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook Group to share their choices for best podcasts for parents — that don’t have to be about parenting at all — and wow, we scored big. And well, so did you. If you’re looking for new...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
A few weeks ago, my youngest was angry with me about losing her iPad privileges, and in her fit of rage yelled “I bet you couldn’t be without your phone for 12 hours.” We all know that the truth hurts, but to hear it out of the mouth of your child...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
We often get asked the best way for parents to manage their kid’s screen time, and while we have our own opinions about screen time management, we never miss an opportunity to get another expert’s opinion. That’s exactly what Kristen did on this...
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps
This is a sponsored message from WEYV If you’ve got a separate music app, magazine app, audiobook app, they can certainly add up. Especially when you’re talking about media for a whole family. So instead of of flipping through multiple apps and paying...
by Kristen Chase | Entertainment
Podcasts can promote your child’s creativity and imagination without spending more time in front of a screen. And while there are more and more awesome podcasts for kids popping up all the time, we wanted to specifically highlight storytelling podcasts. Think...
