The Pros and Cons of Owning an Environmentally Friendly Car

The Pros and Cons of Owning an Environmentally Friendly Car Despite an overall slump in the automotive industry, hybrid sales are growing steadily, with diesel sales not far behind. In the United States, new hybrid registrations jumped up at a rate of 34% between 2010 and the … [Read more...]

How to Stop Being Your Kids’ Chauffeur

How to Stop Being Your Kids' Chauffeur Are you the kind of family who eats dinner in your car? The kind with two or three kids with two or three after-school activities each, requiring you to manage a drop-off and pick-up schedule worthy of a combination taxicab driver/grand … [Read more...]

Tips for Helping Your Children Give Away Old Clothes and Toys

Tips for Helping Your Children Give Away Old Clothes and Toys If your family is anything like mine, your kids' rooms are filled with stuff. Clothes, toys, books, art supplies and school projects spill out of closets and cover the floors. However, kids are often hesitant to purge … [Read more...]

How long should we breastfeed? Neanderthals breastfed for 7-15 months

How long should we breastfeed? It's a question that is debated, especially as breastfeeding advocacy has gained momentum. Mainstream media calls breastfeeding extreme when it reaches into toddler years. Shakira makes news when she says she will breastfeed her child until … [Read more...]

Natural childbirth: Benefits of lotus birth vs. delayed cord clamping

There's a new trend amongst natural home birthers getting attention by the media...the lotus birth. When I first heard the term, images from Ina May's book Spiritual Midwifery came to mind of women having natural, orgasmic births imagining a lotus flower opening to … [Read more...]