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Editors Note:  This article was written by Jennifer Lance from Eco Child’s Play, where you can get advice for an organic, [...]

I write about “going green”, using non-toxic cleaners, BPA free sippy cups and keeping our children safe and healthy. All parents want to keep their children safe and healthy. Today I drove on icy roads with very little visibility because the snow was falling so quickly. I always worry as I drive on the icy [...]

Plastic toys cover my house and the commercialism and junk that sometimes invade the basement, living room and children’s room…it’s too much. It’s taking away from my children just using their creativity and imagination. Whatever happened to just playing with stick, leaves and rocks and having a few toys that would keep a child busy? [...]

My home is 26 years old and when we purchased it from my mother-in-law we did some remodeling to make it ours. There are things in the home I’m not crazy about but it is an older home and I didn’t pick out the woodwork, closet doors, window frames, etc. That’s what happens when you [...]

I opened up my sons backpack this morning to a book he made about emotions. He’s four and this is a common theme to be taught and as a past preschool teacher, a necessary one.  I was anxious to read his book and thought he tell me it made him happy to be with mom [...]

R.W. Knudsen is a juicy family and they’re giving a mom like me a sensible juice option for my children. An option that is USDA certified organic, with no added sugar (or anything else for that matter) and they are 50% juice and 50% water meaning less sugar and calories. Offered in child-friendly, unbreakable 4.23 [...]

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The BPA and plastic issue…it’s too much. The information is right in front of our faces and we still have a ruling from the FDA backing it, despite the flawed reports. The Smart Mama just wrote a post all about the FDA and whether science and the facts [...]

Babies love to put things in their mouths; it’s one of the ways that babies learn about their surroundings. These activities teach them about taste, texture, sound, and shape among many others. Exploring in this way is important for their development, so it is no wonder that the toy industry is a multi-billion dollar enterprise!  [...]

Children are such honest beings. My grandmother passed away recently and the timing was at a very hectic (as though death every comes at a good time) juncture of my life.  My husband and I decided to not take our children to the funeral for several reasons. The eight hours of driving in one day, [...]

My daughter is 21 months and she’s climbing out her crib. Why? Why can’t she just stay in her crib until she is three like her brother? He never tried to climb out. He was happy in his crib. Not my little girl. She wakes up and out she climbs. All times of the night, [...]