Motorola Digital Video Baby Monitor – helping you both sleep more peacefully

by Cool Mom Team | Babies

I’m a new video baby monitor convert ever since I tried the Philips video baby monitor a couple of years ago. But with a few expecting friends and family members asking me for other options, I was interested in checking out the Motorola Digital Video Baby...

When are kids ready for cell phones?

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

Before the holidays, we tackled questions about when kids are ready for e-readers and tablets, as well as handheld gaming devices. But one of the most frequent topics we’re asked about is just when kids should get their own cell phone. Of course, with any...

When are kids ready for e-readers and tablets?

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

To continue our “Are you ready for this?” series, I’ve received a slew of questions recently about when it’s appropriate to give kids an e-reader or tablet like the NOOK Tablet and Kindle Fire. Overall the assumption is that they’re a...

I’mOK app makes a game out of kids checking in

by Jeana | Best Apps

There are lots of products on the market right now that “secretly” monitor your kids, like GPS-tracking their cars or logging their keystrokes on the computer without their knowledge. If you prefer to have a more open and communicative relationship while...

Peace of mind, even for parents of bolters

by Mir | Uncategorized

For five terrifying minutes when he was a toddler, I lost my son. More precisely: he ran away from me in a crowded mall, thinking he was playing a marvelous game. Obviously we found him and all was well, but those were a very long five minutes. If you have a child...

Understanding Facebook’s new privacy changes – great news for parents

by Jeana | Tips and Tricks

It doesn’t seem like a week goes by without Facebook making more changes to its privacy settings. The company gets a lot of flak for seemingly loosey-goosey privacy policies, but the forthcoming changes (and there are a lot of them) may put all of our minds more...

The FBI Child ID app – The one app we hope you’ll never have to use

by Jeana | Best Apps

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare to think of a child going missing, but the reality is, it’s not a bad idea to be prepared for worst case scenarios. The FBI just recently launched a free app called Child ID that lets you do just that. So, does it...

Minor Monitor lets you see what your kids are doing on Facebook.

by aimee | Internet Safety

Are your kids on Facebook yet? Mine is 8 years old, so I’m not yet at that worry stage. But I know that by the time he’s ready for it, he’ll also be dealing with so many other issues in his life that I’ll want to know about. (Kinda glad I have...

Piquing our Geek: The Tempdot Faucet

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

Every mom knows that fear of letting a toddler turn the faucet on and off by herself for the first time. I remember loving my daughter’s independence, but being a wee bit panicked that she’d crank the hot water too high and scald herself. Was it a major...

Keeping kids safe online: Verizon is on board.

by Jeana | Websites We Love

Remember that song, “Parents Just Don’t Understand?” Definitely a blast from the past, but every generation of kids thinks the same thing about their parents. What’s different about Generation Z–aka the “Net...