Parenting Green

Inspiring Your Kids to Live Green

Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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Today I’m participating in the Ultimate Blog Swap. You’ll find me posting over at Simple Life Celebrations writing about Bulk Bin Shopping, and I’m excited to welcome Mandi from Life…Your Way to The Living Green Solution: As a mom, one of my hopes for my children is that our family values will become their values [...]

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A Greener, Eco-Friendlier Easter

Monday, April 11, 2011
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We went to lunch the other day with my soon-to-be mother-in-law when she reminded me of Easter (“You’re coming over for Easter dinner, right?“).  Flashing before my eyes was green, fake plastic grass, plastic “disposable” Easter eggs, hundreds of over-packaged and over-processed Easter candy, and tacky-colored Easter baskets.  My head couldn’t stop spinning!  It was [...]

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DIY Organic Baby Care Never Got This Easy!

Monday, January 10, 2011

If you have children or know someone with children why not make some simple, DIY baby care products?  I recently took a class to learn and was amazed at how easy it was.  It was to further my experience and education on learning to make my own body care products as I discuss in my [...]

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7 Unexpected Children’s Health Threats Hidden in Your Home

Friday, October 15, 2010

There are many toxins in your home that you may not be aware of.  Some are obvious such as second hand smoke and radon, yet some others that are not so obvious.  This article by Rodale, highlights the following 7 hidden threats (click on each to view more details): Pesticides Lead Lyme Disease Nature deficiency [...]

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Trick or Treat! Give me something good, organic and SWEET to eat!

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Fed up with giving out not-so-healthy candy this trick-or-treat season?  Why not hand out the sweetest organic candy around? There are healthier options out there with no preservatives or artificial ingredients. Even though it’s a tiny change, going organic with your Halloween candy supports sustainable agriculture. Here are some good, and “healthier” alternatives: Yummy Earth Lollipops [...]

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A Wake-Up Story

Monday, June 14, 2010

A Wake-Up Story from Healthy Child Healthy World on Vimeo.

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