by Kate Etue | Entertainment
If you have kids old enough to play on the internet on their own, but not quite so old to do it without you wanting to be over their shoulders the entire time, you’ll be as happy as I am about batteryPOP, a new online entertainment network where your kids get to...
by Kristen Chase | Internet Safety
As if we haven’t already learned that everything lasts for ever, even a selfie on Snapchat, another app developer is pushing boundaries with a copycat version though this one gives the user a little more control. Presumably. If you have kids on social media this...
by Cool Mom Team | Internet Safety
If you hadn’t already figure it out, we here at Cool Mom Tech are huge advocates of talking to your kids about technology early and often, and that’s exactly what our Editor Kristen told the Christian Science Monitor for their cover story on Parenting the...
by Kristen Chase | Internet Safety
Just a few weeks ago, we featured four apps kids are using that parents should know about, and noted that SnapChat was decreasing in popularity–which gives us a small sigh of relief. But with a brand new app release this week, we’re thinking kids might...
by Julie | Tips and Tricks
Hi Cool Mom Tech! A few months back you recommended an app where parents could save or store specific videos. This was to ensure kids using iPads wouldn’t stumble onto questionable material on YouTube. I feel like “Tube” was the last part of the app...
by Julie | Internet Safety
Parenting tweens and teens is challenging enough, but the prevalence of tech in most kids’ lives makes it that much more important for parents to try and stay one step ahead. Where safe internet browsing was once our biggest concern, now smart phones and social...
by Jeana | Tips and Tricks
I read your post on removing your information from Spokeo and have a question: How often do you need to go there and remove yourself? Also, is anyone doing anything to protect citizens’ privacy? Displaying this information without an individual’s consent...
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...
