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How to Stop the Trend of Over scheduled Kids
Summer is all about playing outdoors, and now we are learning even more reasons why this is so important for our kids. Many parents over scheduled kids during the summer for safety and educational reasons. After a year-plus of them sitting home, physically distancing, and Zoom ...read more
5 Apps to Help With Back-to-School
How have your kids transitioned back to school? How have you? The early morning wake-ups, the suddenly-filled afternoons, the busyness of balancing homework and sports and activities - getting back to school can be hard on the whole family. Today, we're sharing five apps that can ...read more
Best Shopping List Apps To Make Life Easier
Does this sound familiar: You're out running errands or picking up a child from a playdate or afterschool practice and you drive by it - that store that you need that thing from! Except...you can't remember exactly what that thing was. Or you remember one of the items, but not ...read more
Apps You Need to Get Through Jonas
Are you ready for Jonas? We of course are talking about the big winter storm set to hit the northeast - not these Jonases. Officials are recommending you get prepared for the big storm, so in addition to the essentials you've hopefully already picked up (diapers, wipes, wine, ...read more
Our Favorite Apps for Moms
Is it just me or does the new year seem to hit so fast and so furious? It seems like we went straight from the dreamy magic of the holidays into a full on whirlwind no? At least that's what's been going on in my house. From ballet to baseball and everything in between, mama's ...read more
Digital Clean Up: Organize Your Feeds & Inbox
A new year always inspires us to clean up our eating habits, our workout schedules and our surroundings. But what about cleaning up our digital lives? With the average American spending up to 11 hours a day with electronic media, your digital life can get as cluttered as your ...read more
Fear Math No More with the Bedtime Math App
What do your kids think about math? Perhaps more importantly, what do YOU think about the subject? Some studies have shown that a parent's view of math ("I'm so bad at math! "Oh I hated math in school...") can inadvertently rub off on your child, impacting their view of the ...read more
Mother Zen: 3 Meditation Apps to Try
Let's be honest: motherhood can be stressful. Between too little sleep and and too much caffeine, littles who want to be in constant physical contact with you, and bigs that are learning the art of the eye roll, being a mom can tough. How do you cope? When I'm feeling a bit ...read more
4 Apps For Dealing with Food Allergies
Having a family member with food allergies can add a whole new level of planning to shopping, food prep and eating out. From grabbing dinner on the road to finding suitable snacks for school lunches, it can be overwhelming to first learn about a new food allergy and then to wade ...read more
Stay Sharp: 4 Apps to Battle Mommy Brain
Do you suffer from mommy brain? While it's a little-researched condition, I've finally figured out what causes this disease: A combination of years of sleep loss from middle-of-the-night feedings, nightmare consoling, and sick kid duty added to too many hours of the Disney ...read more
Favorite Ways to Learn to Play Piano
Has your little one shown an interest in piano? This isn't the easiest instrument to master but there are also a ton of products and tools out there to make the process fun and easier. Here are just a few of our favorites. Melissa and Doug Piano: To encourage the love of piano ...read more
Easy Access to Lactation Consultants
While breastfeeding is the most natural way to feed your baby, it is also not the easiest task to master. To help nursing moms out we are excited to share the news about Doctor On Demand and their new team of Lactation Consultants to its practice. Through a partnership with ...read more
Any.do 2.0: Tool For Connecting Home, Work, and Life
Our days are ruled by tasks. Deadlines for work, projects for the kids, and tasks for the home. To help us keep track of these many balls in our court, we have been loving Any.do, an organizational app that can coordinate tasks in real-time, handle group work projects in the ...read more
Stride Rite Debuts First Ever RiteFit App
Kids are constantly growing - making it challenging to keep up with their sizing. This is especially the case for busy parents who order shoes and clothing online. To make it easier for parents, Stride Rite recently launched the RiteFit™ App, a first-of-its-kind app that can ...read more
Start Learning Early With Brainzy.com
I love finding games, apps and websites that have enough educational content to satisfy the former teacher in me with enough fun and entertainment to keep the kids interested in playing again and again. One of my newest finds is Brainzy.com developed by Education.com, one of the ...read more
Tips for Healthier Kids from LiveHealth Online
I want to share a new health resource called LiveHealth Online!This tool couldn't come at a better time. Moms are just now getting back into the grove of back to school and now we're facing the threat of flu. That's right, it's not just school it's also "back-to-flu" season ...read more
RealPlayer Cloud Review (& a $200 Visa Gift Card Giveaway)
What mom doesn't love to capture their children's special moments on video? Whether it's a soccer goal, swim meet or first time on a roller coaster, videos enable us to relive and cherish those special moments forever. But who really uses a video camera anymore? We take almost ...read more
Style Thief: Innovative New Fashion App
Satisfying the universal desire to know the provenance of a piece of fashion and “Steal the Look,” Style Thief has officially launched as an innovative mobile app that transforms the frustration of What is she wearing? or Where did he get that? into the joy of Wow... I found it ...read more
Google Helpouts - Expert Answers, Anywhere, Anytime, About Anything
Google Helpouts. Have you heard of them? This isn't just a Google Hangout you do with your friends or colleagues. This is a HELPout that provides a one-on-one video chat to hundreds of experts on hundreds of topics, all over the world, at all hours of the day, right onto your ...read more
Making Math Fun: Apps, Games & More
Raise your hand if you love math! Well, let's just pretend we're all raising our hands. Love it or loathe it, April is Math Awareness Month and your attitude on the subject is more important than you might think. Many studies have found that a parent's attitude toward math has a ...read more
Tips to Organize Your Inbox this Spring
At Momtrends we get a lot of emails and we are excited to share some tips from Google on how to make checking emails even more productive. Check out these 15 tips from Google pros for decluttering and organizing your Gmail inbox, plus a few cool tips that will save time and ...read more
Get Into Reading with StoryBots
Have a reluctant reader? One of my favorite new ways to get my kids excited about books is with StoryBots. StoryBots is an online and app-based resource that uses technology that combine fun and learning to encourage kids to get into books. StoryBots was started by two brothers ...read more
Kid Friendly App with KIDOZ
Today keeping kids entertained has moved away from books and puzzles to mobile devices, as 57% of moms admit to turning their mobile devices over to their kids anywhere from a few times a day to a few times a week. As convenient as the mobile revolution has made it for parents ...read more
Staying Connected to the News with Umano
As a mom it can be challenging to be connected to the daily news. I try to read some of the morning papers online, but it isn't always easy. Enter Umano, an innovative app that you connects to current news and curated articles based on your interests. All articles and news are ...read more
Gear Girl: 4 Reasons To Organize Your Recipes Online
How do you organize your recipes? A recipe box of handwritten favorites? Computer folders of typed-up recipes? A binder of magazine tear-outs? Pinterest boards? Digital recipe organizers? Over the years, I've gathered a collection of binders and folders and Pinterest boards and ...read more
Ring In the New Year with the Official 2014 Times Square Ball
Revelers across the globe can get up close and personal with the New Years Eve celebration in Times Square with the free official 2014 Times SquareBall App, from the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, organizers of Times SquareNew Years Eve. For the first ...read more
StoriesAlive with Auryn
I've always loved the nighttime ritual of reading stories to my girls. We get to slow down and enter a world of princesses or heroes or learn about bugs and beaches as the get ready for bed. Now that my daughter is kindergarten I have been enjoying how she has been starting to ...read more
P.S. Presents the Happy Fun Cool App
We just discovered the coolest new app from P.S from Aéropostale. This brand new Holiday app, Happy Fun Cool, is an entertaining way to throw a dance party and share pictures with friends and family. How it works is that you take pictures of your family and friends and then ...read more
Thanksgiving Recipes from Chef Giada de Laurentiis
Are you still planning your holiday menu? We have some inspiring recipes that we know will be a hit from Celebrity Chef Giada de Laurentiis. As a cookbook author and regular on the TODAY show she also recently launched an incredible new app calledGiada: A Digital Weekly. ...read more
Healthy Living Tips for Parents
With busy schedules and priorities to stay in shape and maintain well-being, parents rely on mobile apps to manage their health. Its important they are educated and equipped with the latest mobile health tools and resources. During a recent interview, we had the chance to ...read more
Innovative New Apps for Parents
We use our apps to make our lives easier. From helping us with our kids' clothes to making online shopping easier, we uncovered a few of our new favorites: 1.Moonfrye App: We are so excited about that new app that was created by Kara Nortman and Soleil Moon Frye. Through this ...read more
Educational Games for Kids
It is so exciting that my older daughter is learning how to read. To supplement her learning at home, we use some tech, but really is a part of her learning and it amazes me how quickly she can pick it up. Do decipher the junk from the quality, I had the chance to speak with ...read more
Friday Finds: Favorite Apps for the Family
I am not always one to use apps, but recently have seen more of their value when it comes to educational game playing and even card-making! Here are some of my favorite finds this week: 1. Tonara: Musical fans will love Tonara, the first music-playing app that can follow ...read more
New Education App for Kids: Learn with Homer
A few weeks ago we hosted our annual back-to-school event and we were thrilled to showcase the new educational iPad app, Learn with Homer. Designed for kids ages 3-6 by early education experts the iPad app includes a phonics system to help kids to learn-to-read. I had the ...read more
Our Favorite Free Fitness Travel Apps
With summer in full swing, it is not always easy to keep up with a fitness routine while traveling with family. The good news is, there is a booming list of apps for both iPhone and Android that make it easy to tone up, get your cardio in, or find your inner peace on the road, ...read more
Summer Three-Day Getaway Drive Times Revealed
With so much summer left and so little vacation time allowed, more travelers are looking to maximize three-day weekends. Analysis by INRIX, a leading provider of traffic information and driver services shows pushing back departure times by even an hour or two, from 5 p.m. to 7 ...read more
Nametrix: Doctor or Dancer? New Baby Naming Research App
Sometimes it can be easy to pick a baby names, while other times you might find yourself searching through websites and books to discover the perfect name for your bundle of joy. A new app, Nametrix: Doctor or Dancer?, developed my Mark Edmoon, a new dad/ independent app ...read more
Storia: A New eReading App from Scholastic
During BlogHer I had the chance to enjoy a delicious breakfast and learn more about Storia, a new eReading app from Scholastic. With our kids gearing up to return to school it is always interesting to learn the new methods and resources out there to promote education both in ...read more
Barefoot World Atlas App
There are many benefits to using some apps where some can be used for educational purposes. Take the Barefoot World Atlas App, an innovative application for the iPad that includes an interactive 3D globe that allows children to embark on a thrilling educational adventure as they ...read more
FarFaria app with Endless Digital Stories
What do you get when two former technical consultants for Disney create their own storybook app? A magical place described as "not so far away" in which stories come alive on the iPad. The land in question is a map in which stories are grouped together by genre--with imagery ...read more