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…
Now that we’re heading into the “cold and flu season”, you may be thinking of stocking up on hand sanitizers, disinfecting sprays and antibacterial wipes to keep germs away from your kids. If so, you may want to re-think this plan. These items are not necessary, and there may be unintended consequences from using them….
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, inspire imagination and creativity, and it also must be free from toxic toys. Babies and young children can spend a lot of time chewing and sucking on their toys! Toys should…
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…
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…
Providing a Safe, Nurturing Haven for your Baby or Toddler is More Important than Sleep Routines Being a more “go-with-the-flow” type of person, I was never much for routines or structure as a mom. I could never quite get a solid routine going for my daughter’s bedtime, even though all the books and articles touted…
Special Diets Have Indeed Helped Many Autistic Children Improve A recent article by the Associated Press contained this terribly misleading headline and incorrect reporting: Panel: Special diets don’t fight autism – A new report dismisses connections between the disorder and children’s digestion. This type of misleading headline and biased reporting can make us all crazy….
The Shocking Truth about How Food is Produced I just watched the new documentary, Food, Inc. For me, it brought up strong emotion, but also a commitment to write about the positive side of the issue – what you can do to provide your family with healthy, safe, sustainable food and change the state of…
It may be quite astonishing to learn what’s currently going on in the bisphenol A (BPA) industry. BPA is a chemical that disrupts the development of the reproductive system and the brain, among other health problems. Babies and fetuses, of course, are the most vulnerable. There’s so much evidence about the harmful effects of BPA…
It’s a good sign that our government is finally attempting to take steps to protect our babies from toxic chemicals. However, the new laws fall short of giving us any reassurance that children’s products are safe, at least for now. Keeping toxic chemicals out of baby products is not an easy task and will be…