New Year's Resolutions: Family Walks Keep Everyone Healthy

The British have a family tradition that is dying: the family walk. According to the Telegraph: Instead, researchers from the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Science at Loughborough University found that families are increasingly likely to convene for sedentary … [Read more...]

Pregnancy in Winter Months Increases Risk of Newborn Neurological Problems

Sunlight is important for our health. In these days when people are afraid of skin cancer and smother on sunscreen, Vitamin D absorption has been reduced. Vitamin D is also vital to infant development, and new research suggests that mothers who are pregnant during winter … [Read more...]

5 Green Products: 50 Simple Things to Fair Trade Joobles Toys

1. The New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth This updated version for kids of the classic 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth is a handy reference for any child looking for small steps they can take to live a greener life. The layout is user friendly and … [Read more...]

Poll: Recession Promotes More Family Time Over Shopping

During tough economic times, you'd expect parents to be working longer hours to make ends meet and family time would suffer. A recent poll conducted by the New York Times and CBS News has found quite the opposite: "More Americans are spending more time with family and friends … [Read more...]

Natural Childbirth: Delayed Cord Clamping

Do you know what delayed cord clamping is? I remember first coming across this information in a natural childbirth book my midwives had loaned to me, and I was struck at how barbaric it is not to delay umbilical cord clamping. In a typical hospital birth, the baby's umbilical … [Read more...]