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    Great First Phone Option: Pinwheel Pixel Review

    March 28, 2024 /

    Looking for a phone that can grow with your child while teaching them how to manage technology? I believe the Pinwheel Pixel phone is one of the best first phone options around. (Use code exhaustedmama to save!) It’s a safe phone for teens and tweens without social media that gives you the option to allow internet or not, which makes it a great alternative to a regular smartphone. I purchased this phone for my middle grader a few months ago and have been very happy with it. Safe First Phone Option That Can Be Tailored to Your Child Prior to getting the Pinwheel Pixel, my youngest had a Gabb Watch…

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    Best Parent-Approved Phones for Kids

    March 8, 2024 /

    While researching for my tweens first cell phone, I was happily surprised by two companies that have great options for a first phone for kids.

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  • Gabb Watch Review: Perfect First Device for Young Kids
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    Gabb Watch Review: Perfect First Device for Young Kids

    November 20, 2021 /

    The Gabb Watch is a perfect first device for kids too young for a phone, so we decided to keep the review watch for our daughter.

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Meet Exhausted Mama

Hi. I’m Carolyn. I’m a mother of two girls and a night owl. The two do not mix. But with coffee in hand, I’m able to wake up in the morning and do all the mom things that need to be done and get my work done, at least some of the time, at night. Sometimes I just fall asleep with my girls, an exhausted mama.

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