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First Aid Tips to Teach Kids
It is never too early to start teaching your kids basic first aid skills and what to do in an emergency. If your child gets injured, remain calm and talk […]
Wear a Bicycle Helmet – Six Tips For Safety
Not only is riding a bike a rite of passage, representing fun, freedom and fresh air, it’s a healthy pastime that kids and families can enjoy together. Every month, hundreds […]
Mastering Mealtime
At the end of a long and busy day, the last thing on your mind is cooking a healthy dinner for your family. The kids are hungry, the baby is […]
Want Your Family to Try New Vegetables?
When I met my husband, a bona fide sustainable food systems geek, I’d never heard of a farm share. I had a dim awareness that cantaloupe isn’t in season during […]
How To Find Safe Cosmetics
According to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a project of Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, “Most people assume cosmetics and personal care products are tested for safety before being stocked on […]
Natural Alternatives to Garden Pesticides
A common discussion topic among gardeners is how to keep out “unwanted” critters. When you come at this challenge from the perspective of keeping gardens safe for both humans and […]
Tips to Save Money on Groceries
The family grocery bill is one of the few flexible items in the monthly budget. You can’t change the mortgage or car payment, but you can save money on groceries. […]
Raising Creative Kids On A Budget
In our increasingly structured and media-saturated society, kids often don’t get the time or space to be creative. Many of us think of creativity as only pertaining to the arts. […]
Anger Management: Helping Kids Cool Down
Everyone has to deal with feelings of anger and frustration at times. While these feelings are normal, it is important to teach kids how to appropriately deal with them. Parents […]
Same-Page Parenting With Young Children
Parenting young children is hard. It is even harder if you and your partner are not aligned in your child-rearing game plan. A strategy called same-page parenting with young children […]
Postpartum: Tips for a Healthy Recovery
Throughout your pregnancy, you eat the right foods, drink plenty of fluids, rest and try to keep stress to a minimum. You might think once your baby arrives that you […]
Asking Children Open-ended Questions
Most parents have had the frustrating experience of asking their children questions and receiving one word answers: “What did you do at school today?” The answer: “Nothing.” We want to […]
