Fitness + Health
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7 of the best meditation apps to help you calm anxiety. Deep breaths really do help.
Read Essay →: 7 of the best meditation apps to help you calm anxiety. Deep breaths really do help.Anxiety feels like a constant companion at my house these days, and I’ve been making good use of meditation apps…
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10 great CyberMonday tech deals on holiday gifts for families
Read Essay →: 10 great CyberMonday tech deals on holiday gifts for familiesWhile CyberMonday deals kind of started a week ago, making this entire week CyberWeek, it’s not to say that you…
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Help for kids with anxiety: 4 excellent mindfulness podcasts to help soothe the scaries of the world
Read Essay →: Help for kids with anxiety: 4 excellent mindfulness podcasts to help soothe the scaries of the worldIf you need help for kids with anxiety, I am so grateful for these terrific mindfulness podcasts for kids. We…
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Headspace and Star Wars team up to teach mindfulness to kids.
Read Essay →: Headspace and Star Wars team up to teach mindfulness to kids.It’s no secret that we are huge fans of Star Wars here at Cool Mom Tech, so when we heard…
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5 phenomenal tech deals for dads: The stuff he really wants
Read Essay →: 5 phenomenal tech deals for dads: The stuff he really wantsFather’s Day is coming up and while we always have loads of last-minute Father’s Day gift ideas for you over…
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What’s the best Fitbit for you? Here are some questions to help you figure it out.
Read Essay →: What’s the best Fitbit for you? Here are some questions to help you figure it out.Lately, a lot of readers have been asking us to recommend the best Fitbit for their needs — for themselves as…
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If you walk, run, or cycle, these open ear headphones let you hear your music without tuning out the world.
Read Essay →: If you walk, run, or cycle, these open ear headphones let you hear your music without tuning out the world.I love listening to music, audiobooks or podcasts (like Spawned of course!) when I’m outside. But there are so many times…
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Skip the office visits, parents: Speech therapy is now available online.
Read Essay →: Skip the office visits, parents: Speech therapy is now available online.We know that online mental health therapy access has exploded over the past two years, and increasingly so have other kinds of…
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How I came to choose the best light therapy lamp to help me beat the shorter days.
Read Essay →: How I came to choose the best light therapy lamp to help me beat the shorter days.So let’s talk about my absolute obsession with HappyLights, more technically known as light therapy lamps. I’ve always kind of…
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Telemedicine gets even more accurate with the the TytoCare Medical Exam Kit. Whoa.
Read Essay →: Telemedicine gets even more accurate with the the TytoCare Medical Exam Kit. Whoa.Even in pre-Covid days, I always hated sitting in a doctor’s waiting room just thinking about the “bonus” rotovirus we…
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Active Arcade is a fun free app that gets the whole family up off the couch.
Read Essay →: Active Arcade is a fun free app that gets the whole family up off the couch.Before the holidays kick into full gear, I recommend you download one super-fun, get-off-the-couch app that also happens to be…
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How this screen-free meditation device has helped my son with anxiety
Read Essay →: How this screen-free meditation device has helped my son with anxietyI’m always trying to get my anxious son to do mindfulness exercises with me, but it can be a tough…
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The Dinner Party is an outstanding resource if you’re dealing with loss and grief
Read Essay →: The Dinner Party is an outstanding resource if you’re dealing with loss and griefThis week, a wonderfully human, poignant video from husband-wife team Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody went viral. Perhaps you’ve seen…
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5 ergonomic laptop accessories you should consider for your work and study set-ups
Read Essay →: 5 ergonomic laptop accessories you should consider for your work and study set-upsAs someone who now regularly attends physical therapy, let me be the first to advise you about the importance of…
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I lost 10 lbs in a month playing Supernatural. Here’s why I stuck with it.
Read Essay →: I lost 10 lbs in a month playing Supernatural. Here’s why I stuck with it.Last month I shared my newest obsession: the Supernatural VR fitness app for Oculus. Now, after one month of counting…
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6 smart ways to use tech to help your teen get better sleep at night. They need it!
Read Essay →: 6 smart ways to use tech to help your teen get better sleep at night. They need it!Has anyone else’s teens struggled with interrupted sleep since the pandemic? My kids’ slower social lives and reduction in extracurricular…
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Getting in shape in 2021? Our review of the Supernatural VR exercise app on Oculus
Read Essay →: Getting in shape in 2021? Our review of the Supernatural VR exercise app on OculusSeveral weeks ago, if you’d told me I’d be excitedly looking forward to my work out each day, I’d have…
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Our favorite self-care apps to help you develop a self-care plan. Because winter is coming.
Read Essay →: Our favorite self-care apps to help you develop a self-care plan. Because winter is coming.Let’s talk about self-care apps! While I took a no-holds-bar approach at the very beginning of quarantine (It’s the end…
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Can HEPA air purifiers help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in your home? Here’s what you need to know.
Read Essay →: Can HEPA air purifiers help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in your home? Here’s what you need to know.Let’s talk HEPA air purifiers and the coronavirus. I’ve started to hear some noise about how these appliances might help…
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Keep your eyes safer with these blue light blocking screen protectors
Read Essay →: Keep your eyes safer with these blue light blocking screen protectorsAs someone who works on a smartphone and computer all day long, I’ve become very diligent about wearing my blue…