10 Toxic Common Chemicals Suspected of Causing Autism

With over 700 untested new chemicals introduced each year, and over 80,000 chemicals in household products, it's no wonder our children's brains are being negatively affected. 10 of these 80,000 toxic chemicals have recently been identified as potential causes of Autism Spectrum … [Read more...]

Homeschool Recipes: Naturally Sweet Organic Oat & Spelt Date Bars

We have incorporated cooking into our homeschool curriculum. Cooking is great for teaching fractions, life skills, healthy eating, etc. On our first day of homeschool last week, my daughter made organic oat date bars, a recipe I have not made for almost a decade. I forgot how … [Read more...]

Honest Kids Deserve Honest Tea

Honesty has been on my mind lately. My dashboard dictionary defines "honest" as "free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere". For a company to use such an adjective in their name, they better mean it! As parents, we notice when our very young children try to lie to us for … [Read more...]

I am a Homeschool Parent

Last week, we started homeschooling out ten-year-old daughter. Our reasons are social and emotional, not necessarily academic. Her school environment is no longer healthy. We had tried to support and work with the school (of which I am a part-time teacher), but things were … [Read more...]

Naturally Parenting a Child with Special Needs

My son was born with a congenital heart defect, suffers from strabismus, and he has childhood apraxia of speech. As a teacher, I have much experience with children of special needs, yet it is one of those things you think happens to other people, like car accidents and … [Read more...]