parenting | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com Cool Mom Tech is the intersection of tech and style, of parenting, practicality and fabulosity, brought to you by the same team behind Cool Mom Picks. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:51:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://coolmomtech.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/cropped-cmt-512-1-32x32.png parenting | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com 32 32 5 important tech conversations to have with your kids as they head back to school https://coolmomtech.com/2023/08/important-tech-conversations-with-kids-back-to-school/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/08/important-tech-conversations-with-kids-back-to-school/#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:45:18 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47162 With back-to-school here, or just around the corner for some of us, I like to take the time to have reinforce some basic tech rules with my kids and have some important tech conversations before things get super hectic. Whether your kids have their own phones or not, tech conversations are important, and can help […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/08/important-tech-conversations-with-kids-back-to-school/feed/ 0 Free download: 30 creative activities for kids that blend off-screen summer fun with just enough tech. https://coolmomtech.com/2023/07/creative-activities-for-kids-free-apple-workbook/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/07/creative-activities-for-kids-free-apple-workbook/#respond Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:00:18 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=43958 I know, I know, the last thing parents want our kids to do this summer is spend all day watching YouTube videos or playing more Minecraft. We’re always hoping our kids can find a little more balance with screen time over the summer, and that whatever screen time they do have can be used maybe in […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/07/creative-activities-for-kids-free-apple-workbook/feed/ 0 Help for kids with anxiety: 4 excellent mindfulness podcasts to help soothe the scaries of the world https://coolmomtech.com/2022/08/help-for-children-anxiety-mindfulness-podcasts-for-kids/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/08/help-for-children-anxiety-mindfulness-podcasts-for-kids/#respond Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:20:35 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=45614 If you need help for kids with anxiety, I am so grateful for these terrific mindfulness podcasts for kids. We all know that unfortunately, anxiety is on the rise for lots of children, including my own. Maybe you’re trying to help a child with chronic anxiety, or maybe they’re  just feeling anxious about heading back […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/08/help-for-children-anxiety-mindfulness-podcasts-for-kids/feed/ 0 Headspace and Star Wars team up to teach mindfulness to kids. https://coolmomtech.com/2022/08/headspace-starwars-videos-mindfulness-for-kids/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/08/headspace-starwars-videos-mindfulness-for-kids/#respond Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:00:36 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47128 It’s no secret that we are huge fans of Star Wars here at Cool Mom Tech, so when we heard that Headspace just launched new mindfulness and meditation content for kids 5-10 called Find Your Force with Star Wars, I rocketed over to watch the first of four videos on their YouTube channel. And I’m so […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/08/headspace-starwars-videos-mindfulness-for-kids/feed/ 0 Will Meta’s new parental controls keep teens safer on Instagram and Quest? We have thoughts. https://coolmomtech.com/2022/07/meta-new-parental-controls-instagram-quest/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/07/meta-new-parental-controls-instagram-quest/#respond Tue, 05 Jul 2022 10:00:58 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47027 Recently, Meta announced it would be launching new parental safety controls for teens in the form of tools and resources for both the Instagram social media app and their Meta Quest VR gaming headsets. The goal is to help parents better manage what our teens are seeing when they are using either Instagram or Quest. To which I […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/07/meta-new-parental-controls-instagram-quest/feed/ 0 Standing up to book bans, The Brooklyn Public Library is letting all teens access their online catalogue, free https://coolmomtech.com/2022/04/books-unbanned-brooklyn-public-library/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/04/books-unbanned-brooklyn-public-library/#respond Sat, 23 Apr 2022 20:26:27 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46818 I’m among millions of parents all over the country concerned about widespread efforts to ban “controversial” books in our public libraries. Especially when the lists include some of our favorite books, and plenty of them are not “controversial” by any stretch of the imagination, considering it’s 2022, not 1952. So all of us here are standing […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/04/books-unbanned-brooklyn-public-library/feed/ 0 Cell phone etiquette for kids: 10 things they need to know https://coolmomtech.com/2022/04/cell-phone-etiquette-for-kids-10-things-they-need-to-know/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/04/cell-phone-etiquette-for-kids-10-things-they-need-to-know/#respond Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:00:37 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46812 After a little texting debacle between my 11-year old and her friends, I realized that maybe I wasn’t the only parent dealing with cell phone etiquette issues. And, after asking our Out Tech Your Kids group about the annoying cell phone habits their kids have, my suspicions were confirmed. Whether you’ve got seasoned cell phone […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/04/cell-phone-etiquette-for-kids-10-things-they-need-to-know/feed/ 0 A parents guide to Apple’s affordable new iPhone SE 2022: Why it could be perfect for kids https://coolmomtech.com/2022/03/affordable-new-iphone-se-2022-features-kids-families/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/03/affordable-new-iphone-se-2022-features-kids-families/#respond Wed, 09 Mar 2022 15:58:23 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46647 We’ve officially hit the point of full Apple product saturation in our household — and as so many parents in our Out Tech Your Kids community tell us, they have too. So what do you do when you’re all basically on Apple devices, your kid needs a new phone, and you want all the connectivity, […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/03/affordable-new-iphone-se-2022-features-kids-families/feed/ 0 Skip the office visits, parents: Speech therapy is now available online. https://coolmomtech.com/2022/02/expressable-online-speech-therapy/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/02/expressable-online-speech-therapy/#respond Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:00:06 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46492 We know that online mental health therapy access has exploded over the past two years, and increasingly so have other kinds of therapy. As a parent with a child in therapy (and a toddler who naps during the day), I know that just getting to the office every week can be a big obstacle for so many […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/02/expressable-online-speech-therapy/feed/ 0 This new bedtime podcast for kids is a parents’ life saver https://coolmomtech.com/2022/02/netflix-jr-bedtime-stories/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/02/netflix-jr-bedtime-stories/#respond Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:00:43 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46519 I’m grateful for any tech that makes bedtime easier, so I was excited to discover Netflix Jr.’s brand new Bedtime Stories podcast — and I figured a whole lot of parents might be too. The podcast features some of my kids’ favorite characters from Netflix Kids — like the StoryBots, Super Monsters, and StarBeam — all […]

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