Parenting -- Baby Strollers, Baby Carriers, Baby Gear, Early Childhood Education

Chic Eco-Friendly Children’s Furniture

February 18, 2011

While looking for design options for my children’s bedroom, I hoped to find low-toxic, environmental-friendly ones. I was quite charmed by a lot of what I saw online. The price tags are pretty hefty so I’m sharing these options below for fun, informative “window shopping.” Jaya Loves Tekeko Jaya Loves Tekeko is a Miami-based company [...]

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Watches — Did You Ever Think They Could Contain Toxins?

February 18, 2011

Someone had given my daughter a pink, Hello Kitty watch a while ago. I knew right away from the soft plastic wrist bands that it probably had phthalates and other toxic chemicals that I so often see in the news. Since my daughter loved it so much, I let her enjoy it (but hid it [...]

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The S File™ Gift Guide — Parenting

December 28, 2010

Today’s gift guide highlights The S File’s favorite Parenting products that help parents protect the health of their children. Given all the research that I try to apply to our everyday lives, the items below work best for our family and we highly recommend them for your consideration. Most of the products below may be [...]

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Sun Protective Clothing: Coolibar Is Our Recommendation!

December 28, 2010

In trying to minimize the amount of sunscreen (i.e., chemicals) put onto my children while also keeping them sun-safe, I have found Coolibar sun protective clothing to be a great addition to our family’s summer vacations! To learn more about how the company’s clothing provides extensive UV protection, we spoke with Coolibar Marketing Specialist, Ms. [...]

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Environmental Concerns at School: Use This Interactive Tool To Learn More!

December 28, 2010

The Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ) just released an interactive tool that is meant to increase awareness of the key sources of polyvinyl chloride (a.k.a. PVC or vinyl) in our schools. “PVC is the most toxic plastic for our health and environment. No other plastic contains or releases as many dangerous chemicals. Unfortunately [...]

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Sleep: “The Lost Hour”

December 28, 2010

Did you know that children — from elementary school through high school — get an hour less sleep each night than they did thirty years ago? The authors of Nurture Shock, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, investigated the consequences of this. Below is a list of the ones that I found currently relevant to my [...]

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Holiday Sugar Cookies: A Simple Recipe for the Most Intimidated

December 28, 2010

I recently baked holiday sugar cookies with my daughter. As I stumbled through buying the ingredients and making / decorating the cookies, I realized that it’s been 25 years since I’ve baked! No wonder I was so overwhelmed. My daughter and I had the most delightful time though! I have been thrilled by that wonderful [...]

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Tips For Buying Safer Toys

December 28, 2010

Over the past few months, I’ve been hearing from increasingly more moms about their children’s high levels of lead. Most recently, I’ve been hearing about children in modern buildings having high levels of lead. For some reason, I had the impression that lead was an older issue, mostly a concern in older homes. I’ve been [...]

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Trunki: A Fun Suitcase That You Can Pull Your Kids On At The Airport

December 28, 2010

My three-year-old daughter loves packing. She packs for hours. Since I’ve recently been discovering some great low-toxic lunchboxes (we just received our PlanetBox lunchbox and love it!), I searched online for low-toxic children’s suitcases. I couldn’t find good options for travel but I did discover an adorable, fun, and award-winning suitcase: Trunki. <A HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fthsfi-20%2F8003%2F9350dca4-4dfd-4849-a765-0fed562a2fae&#038;Operation=NoScript” mce_HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fthsfi-20%2F8003%2F9350dca4-4dfd-4849-a765-0fed562a2fae&amp;Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.com [...]

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PlanetBox: The Lunchbox My Daughter Won’t Stop Talking About

December 28, 2010

Soon after buying my daughter an adorable lunchbox that she helped picked out, I was disappointed to continually hear how much she loved another lunchbox at school. Having taken a few months to figure out which lunchbox she has been talking about, I now understand. When I asked my daughter, “What’s so special about the [...]

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