Hank D and the Bee: SNOW!

It's been a crazy winter, but we can still spend time outside. Did you hear me? Hey everyone, GO OUTSIDE!!! From Jennifer Lance and EcoChildsPlay: Play Outside! Free Range Kids are Happier and Healthier From Heroin and Cornflakes: New Pediatrics Study Identifies the Risks, … [Read more...]

Hank D and the Bee: Right Vehicle, Wrong Cloud

"Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride." ~John F. Kennedy From Sustainablog: Sustainablog's online bike store From Wend: Oh, the Places You’ll Pedal Bike Awareness Organic Cotton T-shirts: SeeBikeShirts.com Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series … [Read more...]

Play Outside! Free Range Kids are Happier and Healthier

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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...]

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...]