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7 fantastic Android tablet apps for creative kids

If you’ve got a kid like mine, it’s a full-time job just keeping up with her every growing interests, many of which happen to be digital. And no, I’m not necessarily talking about gaming and YouTube binge watching. From learning to code to creating...

Why the new Local app could make you delete Yelp for good.

by Liz Gumbinner | Shopping Apps, Travel Apps

I admit, Yelp drives me crazy for a number of reasons. And now, just in time for the holiday shopping and travel, comes a truly viable app alternative. Let’s say you live in Silverlake, you like comedy shows and galleries, and four of your friends have recently...

The new Kudos app is like Instagram for kids. But will they use it?

by Kate Etue | Fun Apps for Kids

My tweens know that I have a pretty strict policy about social media in our house. We won’t even have the conversation about setting up accounts for them on Facebook or Instagram until they’re the minimum age required by the app. And even then, I’ll...

The new hi-tech paper planner that’s blowing our minds

by Kate Etue | Productivity Apps

Even though I’ve become a strictly digital planner kind of person, but I do find myself missing paper planners. Well, Moleskine, who’s my long-time personal favorite source for old-school paper journals, has a brilliant new solution that’s exciting...

This app freezes kids’ phones until they answer your texts. Awesome or intrusive?

by Lexi Petronis | Family Safety Apps

Does this situation sound familiar, parents? You’re trying to get in touch with your tween or teen, but they’re ignoring your texts because they’re busy playing games on their phone, which also happens to be set on silent. Well, that’s what was...

$18 of the best math apps for kids, from preschool to high school | Back to School Tech 2017$

18 of the best math apps for kids, from preschool to high school | Back to School Tech 2017

by Lexi Petronis | Back to School Tech, Educational Apps For Kids

With the new school year upon us, it’s always good to have a list of some truly awesome math apps in our back pockets (or really, on our tablets and phones) to help sharpen our kids’ numbers skills. So up next in our 2017 back to school tech guide,...

17 of the very best reading apps for kids, from ABCs to SATs | Back to School Tech Guide 2017

by Lexi Petronis | Back to School Tech, Educational Apps For Kids

We’re kicking off our 2017 Back to School Tech Guide with some of the very best reading apps for kids and whether your kids are just beginning to string together letters to make words or they’re tearing their way through Harry Potter for the eighth time,...

The big issue with Snapchat’s Snap Map and kids that no one is talking about. But should.

by Kristen Chase | Internet Safety

When Snapchat (or just Snap, as it’s being called these days) rolled out it’s Snap Map feature earlier this summer, there was a lot of buzz about the safety risks it could present, especially with so many younger users. Basically, the Snap Map tracks your...

TripIt’s new feature makes air travel so much less stressful. We’ll take it!

by Liz Gumbinner | Lifestyle Apps, Travel Apps

If you’ve ever tried dragging a bunch of tired kids and all of their luggage around an airport while searching for a charging port, a snack, or a bathroom — let alone the gate for the next leg of your flight that boards in five minutes — you’ll...

How one tiny device is keeping families a whole lot safer on the road | Sponsored Message

by Cool Mom Staff | Travel Essentials

This is a sponsored message from Bouncie With parents — and teens — spending so much time on the road, road safety is always a top concern. for families. That’s why you need to check out Bouncie, a smart little device that easily plugs into your car...

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