Sometimes I feel like my days are filled with nothing but a bunch of things I have to get done. Thankfully, there's a new website that hooks people like me up with someone willing to help with everything and anything, from grocery shoppi…
My first two children were so easy to feed, I assumed it was due to my superior parenting (and cooking) skills that they would gobble down whatever I put in front of them without too much nose wrinkling. And then I had my son who humbled…
If you're a NYC mom or mom-to-be, you'll want to clear your calendar one day this weekend for the New Parents Expo at Pier 92, hosted by our friends at New York Family Magazine. You'll find more than 100 exhibitors featuring the best bra…
I remember the time I told a friend that I was pregnant with my third child in less than four years. She shook her head and said sagely, You're about to be outnumbered. Good luck with that. While there are definitely times my husband and…
Now that the kids are fully back in school, that means unfortunately, there are a lot of teachers out there thinking about all the out-of-pocket money they're going to have to start spending on their classrooms. Which, if you ask me, is …
I have a big, big heart for teachers and all they do. Not just because my own mother is one, but because I can directly point to moments that educators shaped my life in profound ways. Like Linda Taylor who helped me fall in love with hi…
I love a bargain, but I often hate the effort it takes to find one. Wouldn't it be great to have someone keep tabs on all your favorite retailers for you, and let you know when the things you love go on sale? Yeah, that would be super. F…
Going to the big BlogHer conference in San Diego in August? So are we! And what's better, we're hosting an awesome discussion with two of our favorite ever bloggers, Alice Bradley of Finslippy , and Eden Kennedy of Fussy --also the autho…
I didn't have kids yet when I lived in New York, but if I did--or should we ever happen to move back (could happen!)--I'd need some help getting it all together. A toddler bed to fit in a Manhattan apartment? Recommendations for a fabulo…
We're thrilled to be working with Posterous , a free service helping parents safely and easily share photos and videos. With four kids and very photo-hungry grandparents, you can only imagine how much we get badgered every time we return…
One of our favorite curators of cool is stepping up their game. We have long relied on Babyccino's blog to find us the best, cutest, most unique goods in Europe, and now these clever ladies have taken their passion one step further. The …
Though I love my suburban life south of Boston, there are times I glance over at what is going on in NYC and get envious of all the cool stuff they have. You know, like great deliver-to-the-door sushi, endless entertainment options, and …
I've read enough expert-y books about how to deal with toddlers to know that the only way to really remain sane through those challenging years is to laugh it off. And that's exactly what this new hilarious book had me doing. The World A…
There's no shortage of talk shows by moms for moms out there, many of which we're huge fans of ourselves. But we have to admit when it's one starring our own Editor-in-Chief Liz Gumbinner, we think it's a number one hit. Okay, so maybe w…
A year ago, I never would have thought I'd be excited about weekly meal planning. I was far too cool and spontaneous to be one of those people who actually planned what dinner we would be eating a day in advance. Please. What a silly mam…
My kids have some of the greatest toys in the world. In one of the messiest playrooms in the world. If there's anyone who needs some design and organization tips , it's me. And I've found just the resource. [don't miss a cool giveaway af…
I've been a long time reader of Meagan Francis' blog The Happiest Mom , not only because any mom of five who can string together coherent sentences has my utter respect, but because her straightforward, friendly, and non-judgmental appro…
Every year at about this time, I start digging out my kids' closets, then the other closets, and before I know it, I'm on a veritable sort-and-chuck rampage. When the dust settles, I usually have an entire carload of garbage bags ready t…
I'm one of those passionately clueless cooks who often doesn't know what she's doing until she's elbow-deep in a soup gone wrong. It would be so great to have savvy cooking support close at hand, to help me figure out how to fix my overl…
So this adorable thing happened the other day with my preschooler and baby. It was really adorable. It happened and I said to myself, "Self, remember this so you can write it down after they're in bed." ....Yeah. If I could only remember…
Even if I had known about One Year to an Organized Life with Baby when I was first pregnant, I probably would have been too disorganized to read it. We had recently moved to a new house and to say we were unprepared is an understatement.…
Yesterday, Cool Mom Picks editor-in-chief and publisher Liz Gumbinner joined NurtureShock co-author Ashley Merryman to talk with Katie Couric about some of today's hot parenting topics on Katie's excellent CBS News webshow, @katiecouric.…
My dad died when I was 22 -- long before I met my husband, or had my son -- and my mom is very much alive. So you wouldn't necessarily think that the book Parentless Parents , by my friend Allison Gilbert , would resonate with someone li…
I'm not the Most Neurotic Mom in the World, but some days I feel I'd make it to First Runner Up, ready to step in, should she be unable to fulfill her duties. I work hard to give my children a healthy, positive, eco-friendly environment …