Ecobaby steps for modern parents.

Archive For June 2009

6 Simple Natural Teething Remedies

Babies get a lot of information by putting fingers and toys into their mouths. At age three to five months, you may see your baby really gnawing away at toys and fists. If the hard gumming is accompanied by drooling and irritability, maybe even a stuffy nose, your baby is likely teething. Teething behavior can…Read the full article.



3 Steps to Summer Babywearing Success

As much as you want to be close to your baby all of the time, you don’t want to overheat one another in the summer. We have three steps to summer babywearing success. 1. Choose light fabric. Think of weight, color, and material. The lighter weight the fabric, the less it will hold in heat.…Read the full article.



What to Do with Poopy Diapers?

Dump that poop! Easy answer. No matter what kind of diaper you are using on your baby, dump solids in the toilet. As with most things, understanding a few more subtleties will help with your cloth diapering success. Poop, poo, solids, bowel movement, fecal matter. Whatever you call it, it’s still easy to deal with…Read the full article.



Grow a Bowl of Salsa

The end of May marks the last frost for much of southern Canada and northern United States. This means time to play in the garden. Gardening is a wonderful way to give children an area under their own control and responsibility where they can learn a direct relationship between their nurturing care and the harvest.…Read the full article.