Will San Francisco Ban Circumcision via the Male Genital Mutilation (MGM) Bill?

According to the San Francisco Male Genital Mutilation (MGM) bill, 90% of baby borns born in the city leave the hospital intact. Lloyd Schofield would like to raise that figure to 100% by putting a bill on the November 2011 ballot. The initiative language, which would … [Read more...]

New Study: Fluoride Protection 100 Times Less Than Previously Thought

There's a lot of controversy surrounding fluoride. I am a believer fluoride offers some protection to teeth when applied topically. I do not believe it should be ingested systemically. This is my approach with my children. We do use fluoridated toothpaste, but it is … [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...]

One More Girl: Help Expose the Dangers of Gardasil

ONE MORE GIRL from ThinkExist Productions on Vimeo. When Gardasil first hit the market in 2006, I had of course heard of cervical cancer, but I had no idea you could get cancer from a virus. If you are like me, you'd never heard of HPV. The initial controversy surrounding … [Read more...]

SPF 50 Sunscreen Causes 12-Year-Old’s Painful Vitamin D Deficiency

Modern parents are afraid of the sun. The fear of sun damage, particularly skin cancer, causes parents to slather their children in high potency sunscreens. Unfortunately, these sunscreens work a little too well, as in the case of British 12-year-old Tyler Attril. … [Read more...]