Parenting Resources

Quick! A friend is having a baby shower and you need a cool, thoughtful gift that doesn't have teddy bear print anywhere in the vincinity. If you need some help sourcing hip, trendy, eco-friendly and high quality products for babies and chidren, check out the blog Cool Mom Picks.

I especially liked their review of these huge dandelion decals to stick onto your child's bedroom wall (made by Badass Custom Decals), and the designer birth announcements from Inventing Matilda. Plus, their site is searchable, so if you know what you want you can find the coolest picks with just a quick clack-clack-clack of your keyboard. It's just the thing for busy working moms and anyone else who needs a little help in the shopping and organizing departments.

Trendy baby and kids' stuff won't make you a great parent, but it might just smooth out the preparations for a birthday party or two and free you up to do more important things, like blowing dandelion seeds into the wind with your toddler.