SIDS Doctor and Researcher Recommends Co-Sleeping

Anti co-sleeping and family bed advocates often point to an increased risk of SIDS from sharing a bed with your baby as reason why baby should sleep alone in a crib. The media jumps on tragic stories of death from improper bed sharing as further evidence of the dangers of … [Read more...]

5 Green Products: Outdoor Research, A Butterfly’s Ball, Sprout Change, Change the World with Service Learning, Zarbee’s

1. Outdoor Research Girls Solstice Bucket Hat and Infant/Toddler Swift Cap Bug Protection Protecting your children's heads from the sun and bugs is very important during outdoor activities. I wish I would have been more insistent my children wear hats as toddlers, as now that … [Read more...]

5 Green Parent Posts: Heroin and Cornflakes, Natural Parents, Mother Jones Network, Enlightened Motherhood, and Inhabitots

Don't forget to click on the post title to visit the home blog for the full text! 1. Heroin and Cornflakes: You Are What Your Mother Ate Research provides new insight into why poor diet during pregnancy negatively affects offspring’s long term health. Poor diet during … [Read more...]

5 Green Parent Posts: NPR, Inhabitots, Natural Papa, SFGate Mommy Files, Jessica Gottlieb

Don't forget to click the link titles to view the complete posts on the original websites! 1. NPR: Study: Most Plastics Leach Hormone-Like Chemicals Most plastic products, from sippy cups to food wraps, can release chemicals that act like the sex hormone estrogen, according … [Read more...]

Teenage Addiction to Nicotine Negatively Affects Executive Functioning in the Brain

Let's be honest, how many of you tried cigarettes in your youth? I did. I was what you called a social smoker, but I quit before high school graduation. It's common knowledge cigarettes are bad for your health; however, a new study focuses specifically on how the adolescent … [Read more...]