by Christina Refford | Family Safety Apps
One of the scariest things I may see this Halloween is my 13-year-old disappearing down the street with her big group of friends to go on her first trick-or-treating trek without me. And while it’s hard to believe the years of us trick-or-treating together are...
by Jeana | Family Safety Apps
I’m looking for a child tracking app to secretly put on my 17-year-old’s iPhone to track his whereabouts. My wife’s “spidey senses” are telling her that he’s going places and doing things without permission. I know I could Google...
by Jeana | Baby Tech, Family Safety Apps
I am intrigued by all the new technologies and devices coming out that are designed to monitor and track a baby’s sleep patterns and movements. Products like the AngelCare Sleep Monitor and wearable devices like Sproutling are just the beginning of a slew...
by Liz Gumbinner | Family Safety Apps
We’ve talked a lot about solutions to the texting and driving issue, from apps to hands-free devices you install in your car. And now ATT is doing more on the third anniversary of their popular It Can Wait campaign, by asking for more lifetime pledges, and...
by Cool Mom Staff | Family Safety Apps
Recently, we were introduced to LiveHealth Online, a smart new Internet-based service and mobile app from WellPoint that allows you to choose from a list of board-certified doctors and get medical care and advice right from your home. Seriously, you can show a doctor...
by Jeana | Family Safety Apps
With this being the first summer with our third baby, I have been thrown back into super vigilant mode when it comes to pool safety. While summer is coming to a close, we’ve still got quite a few weeks of hot swim weather left (and an upcoming warm weather trip...
by Stacie Billis | Family Safety Apps
Though I live in New York City, with its world-class public transportation system (mostly), I must admit that I’m more of a car person which means I drive, I taxi, I Uber and now I uberFAMILY. And I bet lots of other parents will too, considering their smart new...
by Kate Etue | Family Safety Apps
The browser KidZui has been one of the best ways for kids to explore the Internet safely for a few years now, and we’re so excited to learn they’re going mobile with the new KidZui app. Especially with all those new tablets and devices coming in for the...
by Kate Etue | Baby Tech, Family Safety Apps
We’re excited to see all the new apps coming out that are optimized just for the new new iOS 7. Including one of the first we’ve tried: this awesome app that’s perfect for those of you in the market for a digital baby monitor. MobiLinc Cam...
by Jeana | Family Safety Apps
I feel for parents of teens these days, who not only have to contend with the usual teen angst, but also have a whole new set of digital obstacles to face with their kids texting and app-downloading and web surfing. Not to mention apps like SnapChat (eek). Thankfully,...
by Christina Refford | Family Safety Apps
With two tweens, I’m increasingly aware of all the trouble they might get into using social media like Instagram, Facebook, and especially Snapchat. A.K.A. “the sexting app”–eep! Even if it is just an accidental lapse in judgment, it takes only...
by Jeana | Family Safety Apps
As parents, we’re huge proponents, obviously, of Internet safety and the many tools and services to help us out in that arena. We’ve recommended the Net Nanny software previously, and phew, we are finally glad to see that it has caught up with a new iOS...