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7 of the best meditation apps to help you calm anxiety. Deep breaths, everyone.

7 of the best meditation apps to help you calm anxiety. Deep breaths, everyone.

by Caroline Siegrist | Best Apps, Fitness + Health

These days, anxiety feels like a constant a companion at my house and I’ve made good use of these meditation apps ever since Covid began.  I’m happy to say that when I actually get a chance to use them, they really make a difference. After all, we’re...
Help for kids with anxiety: 4 excellent mindfulness podcasts to help soothe the scaries of the world

Help for kids with anxiety: 4 excellent mindfulness podcasts to help soothe the scaries of the world

by Caroline Siegrist | Best Apps, Fitness + Health, Kids

If you need help for kids with anxiety, I am so grateful for these terrific mindfulness podcasts for kids. We all know that unfortunately, anxiety is on the rise for lots of children, including my own. Maybe you’re trying to help a child with chronic anxiety, or...
Headspace and Star Wars team up to teach mindfulness to kids.

Headspace and Star Wars team up to teach mindfulness to kids.

by Christina Refford | Educational Apps, Fitness + Health

It’s no secret that we are huge fans of Star Wars here at Cool Mom Tech, so when we heard that Headspace just launched new mindfulness and meditation content for kids 5-10 called Find Your Force with Star Wars, I rocketed over to watch the first of four videos...
5 phenomenal tech deals for dads: The stuff he really wants

5 phenomenal tech deals for dads: The stuff he really wants

by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts, Fitness + Health, Games + Gaming, Gear + Hardware

Father’s Day is coming up and while we always have loads of last-minute Father’s Day gift ideas for you over on Cool Mom Picks, I was poking around to find some deals for you late shoppers. Turns out, there are some fantastic tech gifts for dads on sale...
What’s the best Fitbit for you? Here are some questions to help you figure it out.

What’s the best Fitbit for you? Here are some questions to help you figure it out.

by Christina Refford | Fitness + Health, Tips and Tricks

Lately, a lot of readers have been asking us to recommend the best Fitbit for their needs — for themselves as a form of self-care, for gifts for others (ahem Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are coming up), or just an upgrade to an older model they...
If you walk, run, or cycle, these open ear headphones let you hear your music without tuning out the world.

If you walk, run, or cycle, these open ear headphones let you hear your music without tuning out the world.

by Christina Refford | Fitness + Health

I love listening to music, audiobooks or podcasts (like Spawned of course!) when I’m outside. But there are so many times it’s not really safe for us to completely tune out our surroundings, like when I’m running alone at 6 AM, or should I be pushing...
Skip the office visits, parents: Speech therapy is now available online.

Skip the office visits, parents: Speech therapy is now available online.

by Caroline Siegrist | Fitness + Health, Kids

We know that online mental health therapy access has exploded over the past two years, and increasingly so have other kinds of therapy. As a parent with a child in therapy (and a toddler who naps during the day), I know that just getting to the office every week can...
How I came to choose the best light therapy lamp to help me beat the shorter days.

How I came to choose the best light therapy lamp to help me beat the shorter days.

by Liz Gumbinner | Fitness + Health, Life and Home

So let’s talk about my absolute obsession with HappyLights, more technically known as light therapy lamps. I’ve always kind of dreaded the shorter daylight hours of the winter, knowing that Seasonal Affective Disorder tends to hit me hard. I get tired,...
Telemedicine gets even more accurate with the the TytoCare Medical Exam Kit. Whoa.

Telemedicine gets even more accurate with the the TytoCare Medical Exam Kit. Whoa.

by Christina Refford | Fitness + Health

Even in pre-Covid days, I always hated sitting in a doctor’s waiting room just thinking about the “bonus” rotovirus we were probably contracting on top of the ear infection we were there to treat. That’s a big reason I am so excited about the...
Active Arcade is a fun free app that gets the whole family up off the couch.

Active Arcade is a fun free app that gets the whole family up off the couch.

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Fitness + Health, Games + Gaming

Before the holidays kick into full gear, I recommend you download one super-fun, get-off-the-couch app that also happens to be 100% free: Active Arcade. It’s entirely designed to get you moving (and maybe burning off all that pie eating) while enjoying yourself...
How this screen-free meditation device has helped my son with anxiety

How this screen-free meditation device has helped my son with anxiety

by Caroline Siegrist | Fitness + Health, Tech Toys

I’m always trying to get my anxious son to do mindfulness exercises with me, but it can be a tough sell. Especially when we’re competing with a barrage of toys and streaming services. But when we tried out the new Zenimal device, which plays a variety of...
The Dinner Party is an outstanding resource if you’re dealing with loss and grief

The Dinner Party is an outstanding resource if you’re dealing with loss and grief

by Liz Gumbinner | Causes and Giving Back, Fitness + Health, Social Media

This week, a wonderfully human, poignant video from husband-wife team Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody went viral. Perhaps you’ve seen it? They used the platform to  respond to a Princess Bride fan named Amanda Webb (@Alaska_Webb), a young woman who had recently...
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