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KidsLink app: A smart alternative to social media oversharenting

I didn’t even know there was a term for it, but of course there is. Oversharenting. It’s that thing that so many of us parents do on social media — especially on Facebook — where we share, or overshare, info about our kids that ranges from cute...

Apps parents should know: Meerkat and Periscope now let your teens live stream. Just let that sink in for a second.

by Kristen Chase | Lifestyle Apps

I’m not even kidding that when I heard the the word Meerkat being tossed around for the past couple of weeks, I thought to myself, Is that Meerkat Manor show back on TV again? But then, when the Periscope live streaming app for Twitter launched this past week, I...

Immortalia: The family history app to download before your next visit to Grandma’s house.

by Kate Etue | Lifestyle Apps

My grandmother once stowed away in the back seat of her father’s Model-T while her sister went on a date. Then they crashed the car, into a pig. Now that she’s gone, I really wish I’d had her record stories like that one so that my kids, especially...

More of the best sleep tracking apps to help you get your snooze on

by Nicole Blades | Lifestyle Apps

We’ve already declared that 2015 is the Year of Better Sleep, so here we are with even more helpful techie ways for all of us to get those good Z’s. I tried two more of the latest sleep tracking apps to see whether they’d be a good fit for parents....

The Funny or Die Weather app can make you laugh when the weather makes you want to cry

by Julie | Lifestyle Apps

The weather is so crazy lately that I wouldn’t be surprised if the actual forecast was cloudy with a chance of meatballs, or some other spherical meat product. We all need a sense of humor with weather like this, and while we have a great roundup of funny...

Sending online thank you notes: It’s never too late!

by Liz Gumbinner | Lifestyle Apps

I’m patting myself on the back for finally sitting down this weekend and sending out the thank you notes for holiday gifts that, yeah, I probably should have sent a bit earlier. But then, it was the holidays! I’m a busy working parent! In other words, I am...

20Stamps: Cool customized photo stamps for the holidays and beyond

by Julie | Lifestyle Apps

It’s not often that we have good news for procrastinators, but if you haven’t yet mailed your holiday cards, then today is your lucky day. Because we just discovered 20Stamps, an awesome iOS app that lets you design your own customized photo stamps, right...

The Clue period tracker app: Could it save your holidays?

by Kate Etue | Lifestyle Apps

My phone pinged me this week to let me know my period is about to start. TMI? Maybe. But I have a feeling other busy women out there might enjoy the little extra help that the Clue period tracker app is giving me these days. Clue is like your personal period assistant...

Tinybeans app: A smart, simple, free baby book app to keep you from annoying everyone on Facebook

by Nicole Blades | Lifestyle Apps

If you have a baby, you’ve probably said it’s all going by so fast 20 times just this week alone–and then felt guilty at least four times for forgetting to record all those sweet moments in a baby book somewhere. We get it! We look for the best apps...

Spotify announces Family Accounts. Because there are a few times that sharing isn’t nice.

by Liz Gumbinner | Lifestyle Apps

We are definitely a Spotify family. And by family, I mean I do not tend to publish my playlists because they range from “Every version of every Frozen song ever” to “Every Gummy Bear song sung in every language ever.” Okay, I do have a few...

Paperwoven app: Schedules your greeting cards so you don’t have to. Score.

by Kate Etue | Lifestyle Apps

Parents these days have our hands full, don’t we? I live off my calendar apps some days, but I have never gotten around to scheduling reminders to send greeting cards to my friends and family on their birthdays or other special occasions. And no, I don’t...

The 7 best things about the new Cabin app

by Nicole Blades | Lifestyle Apps

When it comes to apps, we’re all about finding the newest and coolest ones that help the busy family machine run a little smoother. And as we ramp up to back-to-school season, life is probably about to get even more hectic. Oh forget probably. It is! So, how are...

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