Green Parenting

Eco-Tip Tuesday: Diaper Duty

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Babies do a lot of pooping. In fact, the average baby goes through an average of 6-8 diapers a day. Unless you practice elimination communication, your baby will use an average of 6,500 diapers before potty training at roughly 30 months old. If you use disposables, this costs about $100 a month, or $3,000 per [...]

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Healthy, Eco Friendly Baby Food

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If you ever looked on the back of a jar of baby food or a box of rice cereal, the first thing you may notice is added modified starches, sugars, corn syrup, or preservatives—even in the organic ones. Your baby certainly doesn’t need any of these things, and some could even be outright harmful.

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Babies Make Great Eco-Fashion

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Being an eco-conscious parent often means taking a look at the footprint of all the baby gear we are told we just have to have in order to properly raise our children. Sometimes this means finding greener choices (like cloth diapers instead of disposables), sometimes this means reusing hand-me-down onesies from your older sister, and [...]

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10 Americans – Children Are Born Pre-Polluted

This video from the Environmental Working Group speaks for itself.

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The Real Cause of Tooth Decay (and How to Stop it Naturally)

Ever wonder why some people seldom brush their teeth and have no cavities, but others brush and floss religiously and still have dental problems? Here’s why.

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Protecting Your Children’s Teeth, Part 1

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My husband and I have a history of lots of painful dental work and orthodonture, and both of us have mouthfuls of toxic mercury fillings we wish we had had an alternative for when we were young. (Dating ourselves here, I guess!). Now that Babyzilla has 8 teeth, we are particularly concerned that they remain [...]

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