The Houzz Kids Rooms app is here: Rejoice, all ye parents!

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

We love Houzz around here. We’ve been using it to design our living rooms, bedrooms, and dining spaces for a while now. So we’re super excited that they’ve launched an app that’s just made just for parents. The free Houzz Kids Rooms...

LearnVest App is a fun way (really) to get a hold of your finances (really).

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

To me, fall means organization. Not just around the house, but in a “let’s get it together” kind of way for everything in my life. One of the things I’m committed to is taking a better look at budgeting, how I’m spending money, and where...

UpTo: A free calendar app that does way more than other calendar apps

by Julie | Best Apps

Years ago, I used to be able to keep my entire schedule in my head–no calendar necessary. Three kids later, a calendar is a must-have for keeping track of family activities and appointments. But what about stuff that you want to remember, but it feels silly to...

Disconnect Kids: Online privacy for kids, made easy

by Kate Etue | Websites We Love

My first instinct (and job) as a mom is to keep my kids safe, so when I found out how many thousands of bits of information about us were being sent to online marketers every time they play or learn on my iPad, I got pretty protective. For this mom, that has to stop...

Soleil Moon Frye moves from parenting author to parenting app developer. And it’s good.

by Pilar | Best Apps

While there are a ton of photo editing apps that we’ve recommended, there’s a new one made just for families that we think you’ll be particularly interested in. Not just because it was created by Soleil Moon Frye, who’s reinvented herself as...

How to talk to teens and tweens about smart tech use and safety

by Julie | Internet Safety

Just about every day, I have a moment where I’m grateful social media wasn’t around when I was a teen or pre-teen. Don’t get me wrong; technology is a major positive in my life and in my kids’ lives. But it’s also kind of scary to think...

Dollarbird: An app to help track daily expenses, and keep your money from flying away

by Julie | Best Apps

For the most part, I’ve got a good handle on my family’s finances, but when it comes to the smaller details of where our money goes, I could use some help from this new iOS app. I’m finding it’s really great for tracking your every day...

5 of our favorite techie Pinterest pins this week: Back to school edition

by Cool Mom Team | Link Roundups

Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then check out our five most popular pins from this week. 1. Keep these awesome educational channels for kids on YouTube bookmarked to help your kids get ready for back to school. 2. Here’s a simple, free way to keep...

Draw (and dance) with Mo Willems in “Mo on the Go!”

by Shari | Best Apps

There’s nothing more delicious for a parent than when we appreciate an app as much as our kids do–even if it’s not quite for the same reasons. We really loved Mo Willems’ first app and his new one has even more of the spirit of the quirky...

Subscribing: it’s more than just an iPad. But it might also be an iPad.

by Cool Mom Team | Meta

Indeed, one of our Cool Mom Tech subscribers will win a fully loaded iPad this month, courtesy of one of our very favorite parent lifesaver apps, Artkive. But our subscribers get so much more than that every month. Our monthly newsletter brings you exclusive deals and...