Guide to Digital 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. Mon, 02 Aug 2021 16:13:47 +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 Guide to Digital Parenting | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com 32 32 17 of the riskiest social apps for kids right now that parents should know about | Guide to Digital Parenting https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/risky-social-apps-for-kids/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/risky-social-apps-for-kids/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2019 16:00:19 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=39586 While parents are still freaking out about Snapchat and the Momo challenge, the truth is there are some risky apps for kids that can fly right under our radar. Some of them seem completely innocuous — while some are clearly bad news waiting to happen. To be clear, we’re not particularly alarmist in our approach […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/risky-social-apps-for-kids/feed/ 6 How do I keep kids safe on social media? | Guide to Digital Parenting https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/how-do-i-keep-kids-safe-on-social-media/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/how-do-i-keep-kids-safe-on-social-media/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:40:28 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=39598 We couldn’t create an Ultimate Guide to Digital Parenting without including tips about how to keep your kids safe on social media. After all, for our tweens and teens, the Internet is social media, and they could sooner give up the games, the videos, and even their browsers if only they can keep what keeps them […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/how-do-i-keep-kids-safe-on-social-media/feed/ 0 What are the best services and tools to monitor my kids screen time? 5 top picks | Guide to Digital Parenting https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/what-are-the-best-services-to-monitor-kids-screen-time/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/what-are-the-best-services-to-monitor-kids-screen-time/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:25:22 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=39562 As part of our Ultimate Guide to Digital Parenting, answering parents’ top questions about family technology, we’re sharing the best services and tools to help you monitor your kids on their gadgets. While most routers, phones, tablets and computers have basic built-in parental controls, we know that parents often want more insight into how our kids […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/what-are-the-best-services-to-monitor-kids-screen-time/feed/ 0 How do I know when my child is ready for a smartphone: 7 essential questions to ask | Guide to Digital Parenting https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/how-do-i-know-when-my-child-is-ready-for-a-smartphone-questions-to-ask/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/how-do-i-know-when-my-child-is-ready-for-a-smartphone-questions-to-ask/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:10:17 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=39495 We can’t tell you how much debate we’ve seen over the simple question, “when is my kid ready for a smartphone?” It brings out nearly as much stress, passion and well, sanctimony, as questions about breastfeeding or sleep training. Well, after spending so many years writing about tech and listening to parents, two things are […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/how-do-i-know-when-my-child-is-ready-for-a-smartphone-questions-to-ask/feed/ 0 What are the best screen time management strategies that work for parents? 5 that work. | Guide to Digital Parenting https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/what-are-the-best-screen-time-management-strategies-for-parents-guide-to-digital-parenting/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/what-are-the-best-screen-time-management-strategies-for-parents-guide-to-digital-parenting/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:05:40 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=39549 Next up in our Ultimate Guide to Digital Parenting, we tackle one of the biggest challenges parents face each day: screen time management. We know full well how hard it can be to decide how much is the right amount of time for our kids, especially as they get older. And then, we have to […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/what-are-the-best-screen-time-management-strategies-for-parents-guide-to-digital-parenting/feed/ 0 What’s the best way to set screen time rules at home? 5 simple methods | Guide to Digital Parenting https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/best-way-to-set-screen-time-rules-at-home/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/best-way-to-set-screen-time-rules-at-home/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:00:52 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=39555 As part of our Ultimate Guide to Digital Parenting, we know that a top question from parents is the best way to set screen time rules when we’re at home. And we’ve got so many helpful approaches for you! Because bringing gadgets into your family’s lives is more than just making sure they’re charged and that […]

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