by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
If it looks like your kids are hard at work on their laptop or Chromebook, they might actually be messaging with their friends. Turns out, tweens and teens are using Google Docs to chat with each other, and it’s honestly pretty brilliant. All you have to do is...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
When it comes to digital parenting, there’s a seemingly endless number of conversations we need to have with our tweens and teens. And according to a recent survey, moving “how to make a strong password” to the top of the list is pretty important....
by Kristen Chase | Entertainment
Every month, I’ve been sharing the podcasts I’ve listened to, and this month, well, let’s just say I branched out a bit from the True Crime I’ve been obsessing over lately. And I’m so glad I did. If you’re new to podcasts,...
by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized
The countdown to the upcoming Pokémon Detective Pikachu movie has started, so no surprise that we’re about to see an uptick in Pokémon merch. Case in point, or should we say CASETIFY? Ha, well, they’ve got a new Pokémon collection launching next week and...
by Kristen Chase | Entertainment
If you haven’t heard, Disney is launching a paid streaming service in November that everyone is talking about and well, based on the Disney+ launch show line-up we’re seeing, we’re not surprised about the hype. We just got a peek at everything that...
by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized
This morning my teen daughter lost her earbuds. “Did you shove them in your front backpack pocket?” I asked her. “No!” she snapped, then barked “Just pick me up before study hall!” as she stormed off into the open doors of the bus....
by Kristen Chase | Gear + Hardware
If you’re looking to add some new books to your summer reading list, you’ll want to head over to Amazon right now and download the 9 free Kindle books they’re offering today in honor of World Book Day. But hurry, you’ve got about 30 hours (and...
by Kristen Chase | Internet Safety
If you tend to stick to hard and fast time-limited screen time rules with your preschooler, it might actually be a good thing. According to a recent study at the University of Alberta, kids by the age of 5 who spent two hours or more looking at a screen each day were...
by Kristen Chase | Best Apps
I recently fell off the Orange Theory Fitness wagon, and have been looking for something to get me moving again. So, after watching our friend Lauren Jimeson’s Obé workouts daily on her Instagram stories (Hi Lauren!), I figured it was worth a try. And well,...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
We’re big fans of the Do Not Disturb feature on iPhone, which, if you’re not familiar, allows you to temporarily block notifications (including texts and calls) with lots of customization too. As you can probably guess, it’s perfect for meetings,...
