Parenting can be challenging, especially with a strong-willed child. Sometimes when all else fails, even the most patient parent will yell. It's loud. It gets attention. It's shocking, especially when it doesn't happen often. It means business. It lets your kids know who's in control...or does it? Stephen Marche in the New York Times writes: It doesn’t make you look authoritative. It makes ... continue reading...
Parenting & Discipline: ABC Alternatives to Yelling
5 Fun Christmas Traditions Around the World
Caga Tió Poo LogGreg Gladman on Flickr Some rights reserved Christmas was officially declared as the birth date of Jesus by Pope Julius 1 in 350 AD; however, this winter celebration can trace its roots to the Pagan celebration of Deus Sol Invictus (the unconquered sun god). Christmas traditions vary around the world where it is celebrated. Perhaps your family will want to adopt some of ... continue reading...
Breastfeeding for 6 Months May Lower Risk of Liver Disease
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that mothers breastfeed exclusively the first six months of an infant's life. The AAP guidelines advise mothers to continue breastfeeding along with the introduction of solid food until a child is at least a year old. The World Health Organization extends this recommendation until the age of two. Longer breastfeeding has been associated with ... continue reading...
The Banned Toxic Pesticide Sprayed on Christmas Trees
If you purchased a Christmas tree from a lot or cut your own from a farm, chances are a toxic pesticide has been applied to Oh Tannebaum. Christmas tree farms regularly apply Chlorpyrifos. This Dow Chemical product is an organophosphate pesticide that attacks the nervous system of insects and worms. . Unfortunately, Chlorpyrifos also causes neurological and nervous system disorders in ... continue reading...
Trump Administration Weakens Healthy School Lunch Standards
For many children, breakfast and lunch at school are the only stable, regular, healthy meals of their day. As schools have made efforts to provide organic, fresh food, the Trump administration is weakening Obama era regulations on school lunch nutrition. Free and Reduced School Meals The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) serves 30 million students each day. 20 million of those lunches are ... continue reading...
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Is your dandruff, eczema or seborrheic dermatitis caused by food sensitivities?
About a year ago, I went to my first visit with a naturopathic doctor. I had many digestive complaints and general malaise. The ND suggested food sensitivity testing. I had tried many different elimination diets through trial and error, but I never ... continue reading...
Living Near Forests Improves Children’s Nutrition
It's well-known that living near green spaces is beneficial to children. From increased empathy to cognitive development, researchers have found that nature is important in human development. Added to the list of benefits, a new study has found ... continue reading...
Diet matters: Reducing meat by 35% is like switching from a SUV to a Prius
Climate change is real. We are seeing the devastating effects now. If they have not come to your neighborhood yet with violent storms or raging wildfire, you are fortunate. We are in this together as a planet. Eco-guilt may keep us from ... continue reading...
Lawsuit Filed over Cancer Inducing Artificial Flavors in Ice Cream & Candy
If you are a food label reader, you've come across the non-descript "artificial flavors" ingredient in processed foods and drinks. Which exact artificial flavor is used in the product is likely protected under proprietary rights. But are these ... continue reading...
