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Drive Less for Cleaner Air

Sometimes before you can start new habits that are good for you, good for your children, and...

Coal-power Air Pollution: You Can Help

Air pollution where I live is bad to the point that I often have difficulty speaking during...

Save Green: Is It a Habit?

Today is day #21 of my new Save Green Habit: run the stairs every day. For me, is...

Save Green: New Habits

Since I wrote the post last week on tracking New Year’s goals, I have been thinking about...

Blog to Inspire: If I Can Do It. . .

Blog to Inspire: If I Can Do It. . .

This following post was an entry in our Blog to Inspire contest. The opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and not necessarily those of Eco Baby Steps or Parenting By Nature.

Blog to Inspire entrant The Cloth Diaper Report is Emi Stapler, a bit of a renaissance woman—a military wife, mother, musician, …

March 9, 2010 | No comment | Read More »

Baby Sling Safety Concerns

Baby Sling Safety Concerns

Have you heard the news today? Have you heard the real story about baby sling safety?

Several mainstream news stories today have said baby slings are bad—all baby slings. That is just irresponsible reporting that ignores real problems with specific baby carriers.

The real story is that bag slings—slings that carry the baby low and curled up—can constrict a baby’s airway. The U.S. CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) is preparing to issue a warning about baby slings. Bag slings. A bag …

March 10, 2010 | No comment | Read More »

BPA Free Feeding

BPA Free Feeding

There are many Plastic and BPA-free feeding options for babies and children on the market today. This froggy dish set would be a hit with any toddler just learning to feed themselves.

March 10, 2009 | No comment | Read More »

Adventures in Babywearing by Domestic Dork

Adventures in Babywearing by Domestic Dork

Blog to Inspire finalist Domestic Dork is Holly Noelle, a twenty-something SAHM and freelance graphic designer. She loves her family, art, reading, writing, herself, and hyperbole (but most especially hyperbole). She’s definitely not a domestic diva. Her dust bunnies are breeding and her cooking skills are nearly nonexistent. She’s doing the best she can while battling ADHD, “Mommy Brain,” …

January 5, 2010 | No comment | Read More »

Natural Parenting

It’s More Than a Bed

It’s More Than a Bed

The early morning hours find our king-sized bed full of children. Sometimes they are snoozing. Sometimes I awake to...

Mar 11, 2010 | No comment | Read More »
Really Listening to Your Child

Really Listening to Your Child

“Just a minute.” How many times a day do I put my children off? I’ve become more aware lately as I...

Mar 10, 2010 | No comment | Read More »
Nurturing Empathy for Nature

Nurturing Empathy for Nature

My friend has multiple chemical sensitivities. Neither her ex-husband nor her parents seem able to grasp how the environments they...

Feb 24, 2010 | 1 comment | Read More »

Healthy Home

Sweet Beet Smoothie

A few days ago, my children declared a smoothie I made them The Sweet Beet...

Feb 12, 2010 | No comment | Read More »

Is the Glass Half-Broken. . . or is it merely in need of a little perspective?

I remember a Saturday Night Live sketch from years back about a Disposable Toilet. ...

Feb 4, 2010 | No comment | Read More »

Make Tap Water Work for You

As I sit here drinking tap water that tastes suspiciously like chlorine, I am aware...

Jan 23, 2010 | No comment | Read More »