apps for parents
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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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5 simple things you can do right now to organize your phone, with a little extra help for iOS18 users
Read Essay →: 5 simple things you can do right now to organize your phone, with a little extra help for iOS18 usersFor busy parents, our smartphones have become our lifelines, whether it’s the calendar that helps keep families on track to…
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Rebel Girls x Hispanic Heritage Month: Your kids will love these short audio stories about amazing Hispanic women
Read Essay →: Rebel Girls x Hispanic Heritage Month: Your kids will love these short audio stories about amazing Hispanic womenAs if I haven’t raved about the Rebel Girls books and the Rebel Girls app enough, I am now touting…
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11 of the best reading apps for kids in high school and middle school. Including test prep! | Back to School Tech
Read Essay →: 11 of the best reading apps for kids in high school and middle school. Including test prep! | Back to School TechSometimes we think of reading apps as being for little kids, but reading apps for kids in high school and…
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Mylio Photos is the safe, private way to organize, curate, and protect your most important photos.
Read Essay →: Mylio Photos is the safe, private way to organize, curate, and protect your most important photos.This is a sponsored message from Mylio Photos One thing we can safely say about parents: We take a ton…
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How to get a nice discount on a Lyft ride to the polls this Election Day
Read Essay →: How to get a nice discount on a Lyft ride to the polls this Election DayWell what a nice alert to appear in my inbox: This Tuesday, November 8 is Election Day, and to assist…
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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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Is email overwhelming you? SaneBox to the rescue.
Read Essay →: Is email overwhelming you? SaneBox to the rescue.This is a sponsored message from SaneBox Whether that little red email badge is showing you 20 unread messages or…
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This baby monitor has features that make you go, “whoa…how do they do that?”
Read Essay →: This baby monitor has features that make you go, “whoa…how do they do that?”This is a sponsored message from the pixsee Baby Monitor If you have been looking for the high-tech baby monitor…
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Tech tip: How to open your Shazam in Apple Music instead of Spotify.
Read Essay →: Tech tip: How to open your Shazam in Apple Music instead of Spotify.Recently, as you may have heard (ahem) a bunch of influential musical artists have been leaving Spotify, podcasters are rethinking the…
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The best family organization apps for sharing calendars, keeping up with chores, planning meals and more
Read Essay →: The best family organization apps for sharing calendars, keeping up with chores, planning meals and moreFamily organization apps are such a lifesaver, at least once you accept that life admin is part and parcel of…
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This new bedtime podcast for kids is a parents’ life saver
Read Essay →: This new bedtime podcast for kids is a parents’ life saverI’m grateful for any tech that makes bedtime easier, so I was excited to discover Netflix Jr.’s brand new Bedtime…
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This app lets you check out library books on your phone. Free. From home. Yes!
Read Essay →: This app lets you check out library books on your phone. Free. From home. Yes!Lately, a lot of readers have been asking us about apps that let you check out free library books. Or,…
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For last-minute online holiday invitations, Paperless Post Flyers are the best!
Read Essay →: For last-minute online holiday invitations, Paperless Post Flyers are the best!If you’re a fan of Paperless Post like we are, don’t miss out on Paperless Flyers as a genius way to send…
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All the ways kids are using tech to make their holiday gift wishlists: 11 ideas
Read Essay →: All the ways kids are using tech to make their holiday gift wishlists: 11 ideasI’m absolutely fascinated by the way my own kids and step kids use tech to make ongoing gift wish lists…
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The best Black Friday tips to save you money online: Read this before you buy a thing!
Read Essay →: The best Black Friday tips to save you money online: Read this before you buy a thing!For over a decade now (whoa) we’ve been sharing the best Black Friday tips to help you find the best…
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The best apps for road trips with kids: Map apps, entertainment apps, even restroom finder apps!
Read Essay →: The best apps for road trips with kids: Map apps, entertainment apps, even restroom finder apps!I’m grateful for this list of the best apps for road trips with kids, because it turns out, I’m not…
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The 3 best digital planners for parents, according to parents with very strong opinions about planners!
Read Essay →: The 3 best digital planners for parents, according to parents with very strong opinions about planners!I’m always on a quest for the best digital planner for the school year, because I have developed a very…
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I’m getting better sleep thanks to this app. Which you may not even think of as a sleep app.
Read Essay →: I’m getting better sleep thanks to this app. Which you may not even think of as a sleep app.It’s been a while since we shared our favorite apps to help you get better sleep. So long, that our…
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10 of the best summer tech posts on Cool Mom Tech right now
Read Essay →: 10 of the best summer tech posts on Cool Mom Tech right nowAs we mentioned on Cool Mom Picks, our team is off on a little break this week. Don’t we all…