Step into Shape… with a Pedometer

Nicole Meadow, Registered Dietician

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

So by now you know that it is extremenly important to be physically active on a daily basis.  The next question is: how is it possible to fit this in to your family’s busy schedule?

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Make Sure Your Child is Playing With Nontoxic Games, Arts & Crafts

Allison Sloan

Excerpted with permission from Mothers & Others' Shopper’s Guide to Healthier, Greener Toys

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

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Pest Control Without Pesticides

Bill Baue

Healthy Child Healthy World

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Six years ago, Aisha Ikramuddin moved into a Manhattan apartment plagued with roaches, a not-uncommon problem in urban areas. Aisha’s roommate, Jen Hildebrant, had dealt with them the way most New Yorkers do: A monthly exterminator. "The problem was that we still found roaches!" recalls Aisha. But Aisha wasn’t keen on pesticides being sprayed where food was stored and prepared. So she and Jen discontinued extermination.

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Bringing Back the Family Meal

Nicole Meadow, Registered Dietician

Monday, April 02, 2007

With today’s busy schedules, it’s easy to understand why the family meal may be one of the first things to fall by the wayside. And yet, family meals are not only a time for strengthening family ties and keeping track of your children’s lives, they can actually lead to better physical and mental health for your children!

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Ironing Out Iron Nutrition

Nicole Meadow, Registered Dietician

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Iron is an essential mineral required for both children and adults.

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Natural Garden Care

Francine Stephens

Healthy Child Healthy World

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Gardening with your children can be a wonderful way to share your experience of nature with them in an educational and fun setting. Children love to dig in the dirt, make mud pies, and search for bugs. Children also enjoy planting seeds, watching them grow and eating what they have grown. By cultivating their curiosity, you can help your children to develop a life-long love, and respect, for nature.

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Feeding with the Bottle

Healthy Child Healthy World

Saturday, March 31, 2007

The healthiest and most environmentally safe baby food is breast milk, and the American Academy of Pediatricians recommends that mothers breastfeed their babies for one year. But many times mothers are not always able to breastfeed.

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Recipes for Safer Cleaners

Pamela Lundquist

Saturday, March 31, 2007

Cleaning products can contain many dangerous chemicals, which are usually not listed on the labels.

One of the easiest ways to protect your family from harm is to stop using cleaning products found in stores and start making your own. In fact, it's easy, far less expensive and just as effective. Most ingredients for homemade cleaners can be found in your kitchen.

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What to Consider when Buying Furniture

Healthy Child Healthy World

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Furniture makes our homes comfortable, livable spaces. But whether we're talking about the sofa or a baby's crib, there are a few things to consider about materials used to construct furniture.

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Antibacterials and Disinfectants: Are They Necessary?

by S. Hartman & Healthy Child Healthy World

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

At this very moment, microbes are migrating across your kitchen countertops and kids’ toys, burrowing into your towels, basking on your kids’ skin. If this makes you want to lunge for the Lysol, you are not alone.

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