We recently celebrated my son's second birthday which happens to be on Earth Day. Being an "Earth Birthday Boy" we naturally celebrate in an earth friendly fashion. One of the many traditions in my family is to break open a pinata at a child's birthday party. Pinatas are a hit … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2009
Better Life Green Cleaning Products-Created by Two Dads
Tim Barklage and Kevin Tibbs became dads around the same time and became much more aware of the world around them, especially once their little girls started crawling. They wanted safe, eco-friendly products that wouldn't harm their children. Kevin Tibbs has worked as a … [Read more...]
Healthy & Eco-Friendly Bake Off
For a treat tonight we made berry-licious smoothies with the girls. While making them I told them a “story” (they listen better to what I have to say when it starts with “once upon a time” and includes a few princess references) to go along with what we were doing. I told them … [Read more...]
Red Bull Gives You Wings, Gives Your Kids Heart Attacks
Energy drinks such as Red Bull, Rockstar, and Monster -- laced with high doses of caffeine (up to seven times the amount in a cup of strong coffee, or 14 cans of cola) and other stimulants -- have been shown to increase blood pressure, cause heart racing, and increase anxiety, in … [Read more...]
Young Girls, Makeup and the Media: How Not to Raise a Diva
I was particularly disturbed by a recent article in Newsweek. The magazine sat around my house for weeks (what parent has time to read a whole article?) until the article Tales of a Modern Diva caught my attention. This story shared some shocking statistics about this … [Read more...]
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