Babywearing keeps a baby close enough that parent and child have a lot of opportunity to kiss and cuddle, chat and smile. Babywearing shows your baby that you love him in big ways, through meeting the needs that help with mental, emotional, and physical development. Babywearing also gives a parent a lot of opportunity to…Read the full article.

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 Thifty Mama B’s is Shanaka B. She is a West Virginia coal miner’s daughter-in-law. She and…Read the full article.

My friend has multiple chemical sensitivities. Neither her ex-husband nor her parents seem able to grasp how the environments they create effect her. When someone tells her she is imagining health issues, I see her give up a little every time. My friend blogs about environmental impact. Despite his ability to grasp environmental issues and…Read the full article.

I became a die-hard babywearer with the birth of my 3rd child in 2004. I had finally gotten the hang of it and LOVED it. So, naturally, when my 5th child, Emily, came along in 2007, she spent a goodly amount of time in some sort of fabric baby carrier. The store, the park, hiking,…Read the full article.

I have heard a lot of parents connect their cloth diaper use to the environment AS a gift to their babies. They choose to use resources wisely and prevent massive waste buildup because they don’t want to pass the problem on to their children and grandchildren. In testimonials at the Real Diaper Association, hundreds of…Read the full article.

Do you leave space for your child to explore and develop? Does your child have the time to ask her or himself, “What do I think?” or “Who am I?” As I’ve been thinking about parenting styles recently, specifically nonviolent communication and positive discipline, I find it very important to be conscious enough to let…Read the full article.

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 Education Uncensored is Jerry Ann Reason. Education is her focus. One person at a time, she…Read the full article.

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 Of Gypsies and Cowboys is Deanna. She and her family a year ago started living more…Read the full article.

Parenting by Nature just added a new department to our store, The Natural Library. Nature Mom fell in love with this series of books after receiving ‘I Love Dirt’ as a gift. In ‘I Love Dirt’ there is a nature activity for each week (52 in total) that cover all four seasons. At the end…Read the full article.

A few days ago, my children declared a smoothie I made them The Sweet Beet Smoothie. They said it looked like Valentine’s Day. I had been planning to make and write about a chocolate smoothie, but scrapped that idea after reading so much about fair trade chocolate last week. I don’t have fair trade chocolate…Read the full article.