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Bye-bye Juice Box: Reusable Lunch Bottles

posted by Terri Hall-Jackson May 12, 2008 3:00 pm
Bye-bye Juice Box: Reusable Lunch Bottles

Juice boxes and water bottles dominate the school cafeteria landscape. However, I don't think any of us are interested in having them dominate the landscape outdoors where they both become more garbage to be disposed of in landfills or even our rivers and oceans. Juice bo… more »

Teach Kids Good Eating Habits

posted by Annie B. Bond May 3, 2008 12:00 pm
Teach Kids Good Eating Habits

Eating habits are learned behaviors. They're not intuitive, so what your children learn to eat at home early in life sticks… more »

Enjoying Being a Girl: Primer on Play Make-up

posted by Annie B. Bond Apr 30, 2008 1:00 pm
Enjoying Being a Girl: Primer on Play Make-up

Dressing-up and putting on make-up&#151isn't that part and parcel of little girl fun? On her fifth birthday, my daugh… more »

Feeding Baby: Transitioning to Solids

posted by Terri Hall-Jackson Apr 26, 2008 12:00 pm
Feeding Baby: Transitioning to Solids

With a full gourmet spectrum of options of baby foods on the market, how do you choose foods that are nutritious and safe… more »

Soft Drinks: Easy Greening

posted by Melissa Breyer Apr 17, 2008 6:00 am
Soft Drinks: Easy Greening

America's first sodas were made by pharmacists for curative purposes and were flavored with ingredients like birch bark and d… more »

How To Be an Ethical Investor

posted by Carl Frankel Jan 15, 2008 9:50 pm
How To Be an Ethical Investor

Investing is a tricky business, and it's doubly so when you want to limit yourself to companies that are truly socially res… more »

Kids’ Body Odor and Safe Deodorants

posted by Terri Hall-Jackson Oct 5, 2007 10:32 am
Kids’ Body Odor and Safe Deodorants

Did you know that naturally occurring bacteria on the skin, not sweat, is what creates the dreaded funkiness commonly k… more »

Best Baby Bottle and Nipple Choices

posted by Terri Hall-Jackson Sep 14, 2007 6:30 pm
Best Baby Bottle and Nipple Choices

While using unbreakable plastic baby bottles may seem like a logical and safe choice, research is showing that there ar… more »

Text While You Shop for Safe Toys

posted by Terri Hall-Jackson Aug 29, 2007 5:40 am
Text While You Shop for Safe Toys

Shopping for toys can feel unexpectedly harrowing due to fears of lead and, as hard as it is to believe, even the date … more »

Danger: Asbestos in detective toy

posted by Annie B. Bond Jul 18, 2007 9:37 pm
Danger: Asbestos in detective toy

Playing sleuth a la Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys can be lots of fun. But there is one seriously dangerous toy on the… more »

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