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Five All-Natural Glass Cleaners For Health, Home, And Baby

1. April 2009

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I heard a news report last night about how there are new concerns regarding the products we use to wash our windows with and a child’s health. As we all know, kids are naturally attracted to what’s happening outside — indicated no less by the handprints they leave behind on windows all over the home. [...]

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Ritzy Sitzy Organic Bamboo Cover Helps Baby Sit Straight, Avoid Germs

27. March 2009

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Our little tot is just about to turn five months old — but he’s still having a bit of trouble keeping his balance when sitting up. I give him another few months or so before those core muscles start lending a hand — but in the meantime, this Ritzy Sitzy Bamboo cover might provide him [...]

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Grow Your Own Fresh Air In The Nursery

25. March 2009

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Green architecture activist Kamal Meattle recently gave a presentation at TED regarding three plants he would recommend for improved health and air quality. It’s a great video and worth watching — but it got me thinking about adding these plants to our own nursery. After all, as a paranoid father that wants only the best [...]

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Six Baby Companies Agree To Drop Plastic Bottles Containing BPA

6. March 2009

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Rejoice! Playtex Products Inc., Gerber, Evenflo Co., Avent America Inc., Dr. Brown and Disney First Years have all announced that they will no longer market hard-plastic baby bottles containing bisphenol A (BPA). The industrial chemical has long been suspected of harming development of young children. Just last month, Fast Company magazine ran an expose on [...]

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Eco-Friendly Nursery: When Is It Time To Paint?

5. March 2009

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The first order of business for nearly all new parents is scoping out the room that will become the nursery. It’s an exciting task to imagine your new child growing up in such a space — and invariably, the first question asked is, “What color should we paint the walls?” An even more important decision timing-wise, [...]

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The Little Seed Searches For Natural Cold Remedies

2. March 2009

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The Little Seed blog has a great entry today gathering up all of the suggestions given by folks on Twitter for naturally curing the ills of runny noses, high fevers, etc. Here are some highlights: Sleep, sleep and more sleep was at the top of the list, followed by, mommy’s hugs, nurturing, liquids, C, lemon, honey, [...]

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