Empowering Parents to Make Informed Choices
This blog is for you – a busy parent dedicated to helping your children be vibrant and healthy and at their highest potential. It is my passion to assist you in this endeavor by providing you with information that can empower you to make informed choices. Let’s face it. As a parent surfing the Internet, [...]
I had an encounter with a precious 9-month-old baby the other day. This was very special for me because I don’t usually have the opportunity to be in the presence of babies these days. My “baby” is 16 years old. I spent only about a half hour with this sweet little guy, but this time [...]
Not in my experience. In fact, my experience with my daughter has been quite the opposite. I breastfed her for four years. On her fourth birthday she informed me she was ready to quit and it was an easy transition for her. I also co-slept with her until she was around 4 1/2 when she [...]
Well, most of us do to some degree. There’s a whole spectrum of challenges our children can express at different times. If your child happens to be consistently more on the extreme side of the spectrum, he or she may have been given a label such as ADD/ADHD, ODD, PTSD, Attachment Disorder, etc. Labels like [...]
Parents have a lot to consider when it comes to dental care and oral hygiene for their children. After all, dental health is a large part of keeping your children healthy. Tooth problems can be very uncomfortable and painful, and can lead to issues like gum disease, bad breath, and many other negative effects. Most [...]
Children have a fundamental need for play. It’s as important to their development and well-being as eating and sleeping. Play needs to be fun, it should be child-led, inspire imagination and creativity, and it also must be free from toxic toys. Babies and young children must have the safest, non toxic, natural toy products available. [...]
Of all the new baby items you think you need, a baby crib mattress can have the greatest effect on the health and wellness of your baby. This is one item that needs special attention. If you are on a budget and trying to save money, there are a lot of things you can do [...]
We recently received an email from a concerned parent asking about safe play sand for use in her children’s sandbox. Thank you Gail! This is such a great question. Did you know that most of the play sand you find in stores contains carcinogenic dust? Most sand is derived from quarried quartz rocks and contains [...]
It’s hard to believe my daughter went back to school last week, beginning her junior year of high school. Where did the summer go? Soon we’ll be hearing about all the colds and flu “going around” and flu shots will be heavily marketed. It’s time to boost the immune system. Have you wondered why there’s [...]
One important baby item you cannot live without is a car seat. You want to find the best infant car seat available since they do save lives. That’s why parents who are concerned about toxicity and want to reduce toxic chemical exposures are alarmed to find out that even those rated as the best infant [...]
