A Working Mother’s Sacrifice

I want to tell you how bittersweet it is that we live in a time when the roles of men and women, of mothers and fathers, have become blurred and intermingled. More and more I find stay at home dads at the park with their kids, while mom is off at work. I have a … [Read more...]

Why Circumcision is a Feminist Issue

I am the badass mama of two intact boys. A feminist mama. A gentle, peaceful parenting mama. I know, every day, that I screw up as a parent. I also know, every day, that the choices I make for my sons are the right ones. Starting with the first. I did not cut them at … [Read more...]

5 Green Products: k & j Sunprotective Clothing, Magic Bean Wishes, Aqueduck, Baby Bullet, Pins on a Map

1. k & j Sunprotective Clothing It's hard to think of the need for sun protection when we have snow on the ground, but spring really is just around the corner (I sound like Ma in [amazon_link id="0060581859" target="_blank" ]The Long Winter[/amazon_link]). Although the sun … [Read more...]

5 Top Green Parent Posts: Hershey & Child Labor, ADHD & Diet, Increased Sedentary Behavior Before Adolescence, Russian Baby Swinger, Evil Disney Princesses

1. Natural Papa: Hershey’s Chocolate Changes Children’s Lives (but not the way you might think) Hershey is the favorite chocolate brand in the U.S., with 42.5% of the market, but much of the cocoa used to produce their chocolate may very well have been produced with … [Read more...]

Environmental Kid Crusaders: 12-Year-Old Protects Maui’s Coral Reefs

Sometimes the places we take our children to vacation allow them to more closely observe environmental changes than in our own backyards. Visiting a place year after year points out the differences that seem more gradual where you reside. As a child, I visited Summit County, … [Read more...]