Children today are bombarded with plastic, limiting toys that do not expand their imagination or aid their development. Not only can plastic toys be harmful to children's health, but the production of plastic toys further increases our dependence upon petroleum and leaves a greater carbon footprint than natural, wooden toys. There are many companies that produce wooden toys; however, not all of these companies provide information about the kind of wood they use or their sustainability ... continue reading...
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George W. Bush: Hero who Protects Children from Lead
Bwah hah. Made you look. Okay, folks it's been 8 years of me apologizing. Really, I'm sorry about the whole W thing. We'll do better next time. In the interim, our President has signed a really important bill into law. Lead is now banned from children's toys. Can we all do a happy dance? Guess what? The bill also bans a chemical called phthalates that is widely used to make plastic products softer and more flexible. I am positively swooning. Then I did a little research and stood still. ... continue reading...
Painting the Baby's Nursery: Get the Toxic VOCs Out
I remember being eight months pregnant with my second and realizing that I absolutely must paint the baby's room now. I know, it makes no sense, the baby will never notice and I'd have been much better off taking a nap, but I had to have that lasso border in the room or... I dunno. Seven years later I still can't finish the sentence because, it doesn't make sense to me now or then but I know I needed the stinkin room painted. A few short months ago that freshly painted room sent out the last ... continue reading...