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Will San Francisco Ban Circumcision via the Male Genital Mutilation (MGM) Bill?

January 26, 2011

According to the San Francisco Male Genital Mutilation (MGM) bill, 90% of baby borns born in the city leave the hospital intact. Lloyd Schofield would like to raise that figure to 100% by putting a bill on the November 2011 ballot. The initiative language, which would make circumcision a misdemeanor offense, includes: ARTICLE 50: GENITAL [...]

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Will San Francisco Ban Circumcision via the Male Genital Mutilation (MGM) Bill?

January 26, 2011

According to the San Francisco Male Genital Mutilation (MGM) bill, 90% of baby borns born in the city leave the hospital intact. Lloyd Schofield would like to raise that figure to 100% by putting a bill on the November 2011 ballot. The initiative language, which would make circumcision a misdemeanor offense, includes: ARTICLE 50: GENITAL [...]

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5 Green Products: Geeky Projects, Endangered Species, Nutrition, Organic Toys

January 9, 2011

1. Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred: Seriously Geeky Stuff to Make with Your Kids: Seriously Geeky Stuff to Make With Your Kids by David Erik Nelson My nine-year-old is a scientist! She loves to experiment and build, and the internet has been a great resource for her explorations. Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred: Seriously Geeky Stuff to [...]

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Green Parent Round-Up (Formerly Known as Around the Green Parenting Web)

January 6, 2011

Motherhood Uncensored: Study linking Autism to vaccines found fraudulent Early this morning in the few moments I have control of the remote before my children beg for their Curious George and Super Why!, I caught the report that British Dr. Andrew Wakefield, the researched behind the now infamous Austism study, was found to be a fraud… [...]

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5 Green Products: Recycled Cardboard Christmas Tree, Nature’s Gate Holiday Gift Sets, and B Toy’s Eco-Friendly Packaging

December 19, 2010

1. Recycled Cardboard Christmas Tree When I was first approached about reviewing Cascade’s recycled cardboard tree, I was a bit reticent. We have reviewed several cardboard playhouses before, and they usually end up in the recycling bin after a few months, as they are simply not sturdy. I anticipated this cardboard tree would be similar…disposable [...]

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Breast Milk Lattes: Caffeine and Breastfeeding

December 16, 2010

After nine months of decaf, that first morning after delivering my babes I savoured every sip of that caffeinated soy latte. I knew on some level the caffeine would affect my breastmilk, but I thought the effect was far diminished compared to in utero coffee consumption. Yesterday, I came across the article Booby trap: Caffeine [...]

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8 Ways Neuroscience Supports Natural Parenting

December 14, 2010

Last Thursday, I attended a conference on Teaching Children with Developmental Disabilities to Speak: Current Research and Best Practices in San Francisco. I was enthralled when Martha Burns, Ph.D spoke on neuroscience, as she supported my green mama rants. From eating organic food to getting kids outside, I thought the neuroscientists had been reading this [...]

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5 Green Products: Rock & Roll Playground, Organic Bamboo Baby Towel, Organic Tie Dye Chicken, Heart of Haiti, School Garden

December 12, 2010

1. Bathing in Grace Organic Bamboo Baby and Me Towel Bamboo is well-known for its hypo-allergenic and anti-bacterial properties, so it only makes sense that baby’s first towel should be made from organic bamboo. Not only is bamboo good for baby’s skin, it is good for the planet: A grove of bamboo release 35% more [...]

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Around the Green Parenting Web: BPA in Money, 2nd Hand Xmas, Bed Sharing, Kegels, Natural Birth

December 10, 2010

green generation: BPA In Paper Money It turns out that the cash in your wallet may be contaminated with the dangerous chemical BPA. A recent study found that BPA (a widely used chemical that causes genetic damage, miscarriages, birth defects and acts like a hormone) is present in paper money. Water bottles, baby bottles and [...]

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New Study: Infant TV Exposure Lowers Cognitive and Language Development

December 8, 2010

It’s not exactly a new discovery that early exposure to television causes a lag in infant language development, but a new study adds cognition to the equation. Not only did the authors of this new study include duration of media viewing, as is commonly been the focus of such studies, but they considered content in [...]

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