Play Outside! Free Range Kids are Happier and Healthier

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...]

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...]

What’s In Your Bottled Water – Besides Water?  

A survey of websites and labels of more than 170 bottled waters sold in the U.S. found only three – and only one of the top 10 domestic brands – that give customers information about the water’s source, the method of purification and any chemical pollutants that remained after … [Read more...]

10-Year-Old Discovers a Supernova on New Year’s Eve!

I love stories about young people accomplishing feats normally reserved for adults. From building the world's most efficient electric car to discovering a supernova, there is nothing children can't do! Ten-year-old Canadian Kathryn Gray has become the world's youngest … [Read more...]