Parenting

Awkward Children’s Literature about Friendship

April 23, 2012

There is nothing worse than watching your child struggle through the trials and tribulations that come along with friendship. There are many children books out that help children learn to make new friends, maintain friendships, and recognize what makes them desirable to other children for companionship. Poppy, The Wandering Balloon by Eli Jay is just [...]

Awkward Children’s Literature about Friendship is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Read the full article →

Tell the USDA not to approve new GMO, 2,4-D-resistant crops and stop the tide of toxins being dumped on our food.

April 22, 2012

Tell the USDA not to approve new GMO, 2,4-D-resistant crops and stop the tide of toxins being dumped on our food. is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Read the full article →

April is Autism Month; New Studies Look for Causes

April 18, 2012

by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director and CEO Healthy Child Healthy World www.healthychild.org On the heels of last week’s CDC report that found higher rates of autism than ever before—now affecting 1 in 88 children and representing a 78% increase in the last 10 years—a new study published last week in the journal Clinical Epigenetics [...]

April is Autism Month; New Studies Look for Causes is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Read the full article →

The Council for Biotechnology’s GMO Coloring Book for Kids

April 17, 2012

When I was a full time elementary school teacher, I remember receiving curriculum from companies. Bic lighters would send writing workbooks. PG&E would send power safety coloring books. I would always toss this marketing propaganda into the recycling bin. Although some of the content was not bad, the company logos all over the curriculum screamed [...]

The Council for Biotechnology’s GMO Coloring Book for Kids is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Read the full article →

Pesticides and Pregnancy

April 11, 2012

by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director/CEO Healthy Child Healthy World www.healthychild.org There was a time when doctors told pregnant mothers it was okay to smoke and drink alcohol because their babies were protected. Obviously, now we know otherwise—but many women are still misinformed about the dangers of the common contaminants that their fetuses are exposed [...]

Pesticides and Pregnancy is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Read the full article →

Social and Emotional Development: Kids Benefit from Pets

April 11, 2012

Anyone that grew up with a dog or cat (or both) knows the psychological benefit of having a pet. When a child feels their parents don’t understand them or are having trouble with friends or siblings, a pet is always there with unconditional love. These normal trials and tribulations of social and emotional development [...]

Social and Emotional Development: Kids Benefit from Pets is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Read the full article →

Encourage Early Literacy with Everything Mailbox

April 9, 2012

Common to many preschool and primary classrooms is a mailbox, as letter writing is one of the early literacy standards. Whether children are writing with letter like forms or forming actual sentences, the act is significant in the process of learning to read and create written form. Furthermore, learning through dramatic play is developmentally appropriate. [...]

Encourage Early Literacy with Everything Mailbox is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Read the full article →

The Organic Nanny’s Guide to Raising Healthy Kids: Do I Really Have to be a Vegan?

April 6, 2012

Who is the Organic Nanny? She sounds like someone I would trust my kids with in a heartbeat. Turns out the Organic Nanny is Barbara Rodriquez. She’s not only an organic nanny, but she is a nanny to celebrity families. The Organic Nanny’s Guide to Raising Healthy Kids: How to Create a Natural Diet and [...]

The Organic Nanny’s Guide to Raising Healthy Kids: Do I Really Have to be a Vegan? is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Read the full article →

BPA, Flame Retardants & Toxic Jewelry

April 3, 2012

by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director/CEO Healthy Child Healthy World So many news stories that relate to children’s environmental health, it’s hard to keep up! The FDA Rejects BPA Ban in Packaging Late in the day last Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)announced that it would not place on ban on BPA in packaging [...]

BPA, Flame Retardants & Toxic Jewelry is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Read the full article →

Bye, Bye Chocolate Bunny: 5 Alternative Easter Basket Ideas

April 3, 2012

Whether you celebrate Easter for its religious significance or as a symbol of changing seasons, no one wants their child overloaded with chocolate and candy, even if it is organic. Here are five alternative ideas for filling that Easter basket: Start with a natural basket, and if you feel you need grass, ditch the plastic stuff [...]

Bye, Bye Chocolate Bunny: 5 Alternative Easter Basket Ideas is a post from: Eco Child's Play

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →