YouTube | 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. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:48:06 +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 YouTube | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com 32 32 Rebel Girls x Hispanic Heritage Month: Your kids will love these short audio stories about amazing Hispanic women https://coolmomtech.com/2023/09/rebel-girls-podcast-hispanic-heritage-month/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/09/rebel-girls-podcast-hispanic-heritage-month/#respond Sat, 16 Sep 2023 10:00:45 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47789 As if I haven’t raved about the Rebel Girls books and the Rebel Girls app enough, I am now touting of the Rebel Girls Podcast. Since 2018, they have been producing three wonderful biographical audio stories a week, each just 14-20 minutes or so–perfect for restless kids (or busy parents). Starting this week, in honor […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/09/rebel-girls-podcast-hispanic-heritage-month/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 What does Indigenous mean? This video is the perfect explainer for kids. https://coolmomtech.com/2021/10/what-does-indigenous-mean-video/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/10/what-does-indigenous-mean-video/#respond Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:00:23 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=45763 On Indigenous People’s Day, a lot of kids may be asking us to explain what Indigenous means. It’s not the kind of word that’s in a lot of kids’ day-to-day vocabularies — or at least not yet. And parents may have trouble explaining what it means, how it’s different from terms like “Native” or “First […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2021/10/what-does-indigenous-mean-video/feed/ 0 5 fun YouTube Kids Halloween video playlists and channels to get your kids in the spirit! https://coolmomtech.com/2021/10/youtube-halloween-videos-channels-for-kids/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/10/youtube-halloween-videos-channels-for-kids/#respond Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:50:23 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=38575 Here are some fun Halloween-themed playlists that your kids may enjoy on YouTube. Yes, YouTube. Now that YouTube Kids has upped their parental controls game, I’ve been feeling more comfortable with them using the app, and hey, sometimes it’s nice to just let them chill and enjoy some videos. We’re all working hard these days. […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2021/10/youtube-halloween-videos-channels-for-kids/feed/ 0 What parents need to know about YouTube’s new parental controls for tweens and teens https://coolmomtech.com/2021/03/youtube-new-parental-controls-tweens-teens/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/03/youtube-new-parental-controls-tweens-teens/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:33:10 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=43087 Parents of tweens and teens, we’ve got good news! YouTube is launching new parental controls specifically for kids in this age group. What a relief to those of us who see the value in letting them watch some of the content on YouTube…but who are exhausted from trying to monitor all of it for our kids. Here’s what […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2021/03/youtube-new-parental-controls-tweens-teens/feed/ 1 8 fantastic educational resources for online learning, just in case you need them, parents. https://coolmomtech.com/2020/03/8-fantastic-educational-resources-for-online-learning/ https://coolmomtech.com/2020/03/8-fantastic-educational-resources-for-online-learning/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:09:41 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=41196 Last week, our school district cancelled school on Friday due to possible COVID-19 exposure. And this week on Tuesday, my youngest daughter had off school. Whether or not we will see more cancellations in the future is unknown at this time (sorry, no crystal ball, here), but I thought it would be helpful to compile […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2020/03/8-fantastic-educational-resources-for-online-learning/feed/ 1 The top 10 Cool Mom Tech posts of 2019 https://coolmomtech.com/2019/12/the-top-10-cool-mom-tech-posts-of-2019/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/12/the-top-10-cool-mom-tech-posts-of-2019/#respond Tue, 31 Dec 2019 11:00:25 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=40987 We’re going into our 10th year of Cool Mom Tech and our 2nd year of our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook group that’s almost at 4500 members! We know, we can’t believe it either. Every year, we share our 10 most visited posts on Cool Mom Tech. From tech tips and tricks to apps parents […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/12/the-top-10-cool-mom-tech-posts-of-2019/feed/ 0 YouTube slated to launch new web platform for kids. But there’s a catch. https://coolmomtech.com/2019/09/youtube-slated-to-launch-new-web-platform-for-kids-but-theres-a-catch/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/09/youtube-slated-to-launch-new-web-platform-for-kids-but-theres-a-catch/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2019 19:27:34 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=40600 YouTube has come under major scrutiny in the last couple of years with inappropriate videos showing up on their popular YouTube Kids apps, from awful parodies to suicide how-to videos. So according to a recent report, they’ve decided to launch a new web version of their YouTube Kids mobile app. What will be different about […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/09/youtube-slated-to-launch-new-web-platform-for-kids-but-theres-a-catch/feed/ 0 4 awesome YouTube alternatives for kids of all ages https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/youtube-alternatives-for-kids/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/youtube-alternatives-for-kids/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2019 16:02:18 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com?p=39499&preview=true&preview_id=39499 With all the not-so-great news coming out around YouTube recently — from their pedophilia problem to the horrific content spliced into kids’ videos to the infamous Momo challenge — I’ve been looking for some YouTube alternatives. From now on, at our house, YouTube (and even YouTube Kids) is family viewing only. My kids aren’t going […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/03/youtube-alternatives-for-kids/feed/ 1 Is YouTube Kids really safe? These videos will probably make you say “no.” https://coolmomtech.com/2019/02/youtube-kids-suicide-videos/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/02/youtube-kids-suicide-videos/#respond Tue, 26 Feb 2019 20:17:48 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=39498 It’s been a rough couple of weeks for YouTube, first with the news about their growing pedophile problem. And now, YouTube Kids is under fire. We know lots of parents, including us, have found a little sigh of relief letting kids watch videos on YouTube Kids, particularly after they updated their parental controls that we […]

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