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How to choose a green mattress for your child
A green mattress and other environmentally friendly inclusions in your kid’s room will create a healthy surrounding for your child to grow up in. Since your child will spend a significant amount of...
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What You Should Know About Arsenic in Organic Rice
The latest buzz about what’s in our food has caused some parents to feel powerless. ”Pink slime” in school lunches, BPA in canned goods, and now the latest buzz is about arsenic in rice… even organic...
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The More You Know Eco: Moms Clean Air Force
Green Child Magazine contributor, Erin Naumowitz, interviews Dominique Browning, Co-Founder of Moms Clean Air Force. This non-profit organization harnesses the strength of mothers’ love to fight back...
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Halloween Night Safety
So much of the advice we’ve shared about Halloween has been devoted to keeping Halloween safe from a green & non-toxic standpoint. But if you have a child of trick-or treating age, let’s not...
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Strengthen Your Child’s Immune System Naturally
As colder weather sets in and kids are indoors more, the chances of them getting sick increases. The good news is that there are plenty of herbs that can help kids and moms strengthen their immune...
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The Gift of Positive Self Esteem – Encouraging Your ADHD Child
Self-esteem starts in early childhood. A child receives both positive and negative messages from others around him depending on how well they fit into society. Because ADHD children can be perceived...
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Babies & Shopping Cart Safety
Many of us have seen parents set an infant carrier or car seat – baby in tow – on top of the shopping cart. The temptation is understandable. You’re in a rush to get the shopping done, and you need...
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Hat Tricks: Sun safety – the fun way!
All across America’s playgrounds, parents are chasing their fleeing children, waving sunhats in the air, pleading and negotiating. Outdoor play is essential for our children’s well-being. Thankfully,...
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Getting Comfortable with “The Talk”
It’s never too early to begin talking with your kids about sex. In fact, the earlier you start, the more comfortable you will feel when it’s time to talk about difficult issues. Here are some...
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Play Up Your Child’s Imagination and Creativity with “No Battery” Gifts
Remember that thing you played with all the time when you were a kid? It was with you from sun up till sun down. You didn’t buy it at any toy store… it was free. And it’s what could turn an empty...
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Eco Spotlight: SnapPower SnapRays Guidelight
Nighttime can be a scary time for little ones. Whether it’s creepy creaking noises, shifting shadows, or nondescript monsters, they all have one variable in common. Each of these things is made...
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Baby Safety: 5 Everyday Items To Keep Away From Your Teething Baby
Did you know that unintentional suffocation is a leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injury among infants and young children? For babies under age one, almost 70% of accidental deaths were due to...
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Tech Neck: How to Relieve Neck Pain & Improve Your Posture
“Tech Neck” sounds like a gimmicky new trend ailment, but if you’ve ever experienced the neck pain that comes from overuse of your cell phone, tablet, gaming console or computer, you know it’s a real...
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How to Handle Your Child Getting Lost
It can happen in a blink of an eye: you simply turn away in a crowded place. When you turn back, your child is nowhere to be seen. Losing sight of your child – even for a moment – can be frightening,...
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The Surprising Reason Sippy Cups Can Hurt Your Toddler
While working as a volunteer dentist in Africa, I was surprised by all the beautiful smiles I was seeing. Children would get into the dental chair, and I’d immediately notice their textbook-perfect...
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Are We Sharing Too Much About Our Kids Online?
It’s no secret that many parents overshare stories and photos about their children online. After all, many of us have all been guilty of this. It’s easy to post updates when a child takes their first...
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Safe Sunscreen Options For The Whole Family
Ah, a day in the summer sun! While the best sun protection is to avoid peak hours (10 am to 2 pm in most areas) or stay under shade trees, a tent, or wear protective clothing… there are times you and...
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Ask the Herbalist: Natural Remedies for Swimmer’s Ear
Question: Help! Both of my kids have swimmer’s ear. They are both in swim camp this summer so there is no way around being in the water. Are there any natural remedies we can use to ease the itching...
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Everything You Need to Know About Choosing a Safe Sunscreen
Sunscreen is supposed to protect us from the sun, but as more and more people use it, skin cancer rates rise 4% every year. More sunscreen use, more skin cancer. Something’s not right. We buy sunscreen...
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Is Coffee (Caffeine) Dangerous for Kids?
There’s a good chance you have a taste for coffee. It’s one of the most popular beverages in the world, and its consumption has been on the rise for the past few decades. Coffee shops are springing up...
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