One of the most common misconceptions about green living is that it is costly. Many people find the barrier to living a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle takes much more time and money than they currently use living a non-eco-friendly lifestyle. I’m here to say, that is simply not true.
Author: Elise Jones
Elise Jones was the social media director and blog editor for babybites. She was responsible for engaging and informing moms on a variety of parenting topics found on Mommybites’ parenting videos (webbybites), blog, Facebook, Twitter and BlogTalkRadio show. The Mommybites’ blog is an outlet for moms who are in search of information to support them in their role as a parent.
Prior to working with Mommybites, Elise taught students in a variety of grades while working for the New York City Department of Education. Before teaching, Elise worked in public relations positions at Burson-Marsteller and Sarah Hall Productions developing and implementing media relations and corporate reputation programs for clients across many industries.
Elise is the mom of two lovely girls and currently resides in New Jersey. She performs in the theater and is an active member of her local public arts council. You can also find Elise blogging at Here in This House.
Green Parenting: Doing One Small Act
One of my favorite green websites is Practically Green because they dispense no-nonsense actions and advice to make living a sustainable and greener life that much easier. Now they have continued to provide their advice in a mobile app called One Small Act
Welcome to Healthy Living!
Healthy Living is a place on our website where you can find more about how to live a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. There are so many factors in our daily lives that all contribute to our overall health – nutrition, environment, products – it is important for us to take a holistic look at how we can better our health in all we do.
Healthy Living — Talking To Our Contributors
We invited three of our regular contributors to share the tips and tricks we can all use to create a better environment for ourselves and our families and largely our world.
Healthy Living Radio Show- May 30 at 1 p.m. ET
Mommybites and Lemi Shine launch a new section on June 1 all about Healthy Living. Healthy Living will be a place on our website where you can find more about how to live a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. There are so many factors in our daily lives that all contribute to our overall health – nutrition, environment, products – it is important for us to take a holistic look at how we can better our health in all we do.
Green Parenting: Toxic Babies
Penelope Jagessar Chaffer was curious about the chemicals she was exposed to while pregnant: could they affect her unborn child? So she asked scientist Tyrone Hayes to brief her on one he studied closely: atrazine, a herbicide used on corn. The results are staggering.
Camp Readiness: How to Help Prepare You & Your Child for Sleepaway Camp
Stephanie Weiss, from Ask Stefanie, shares some useful tips on preparing your child for sleep away camp and answers commonly asked camp questions.
Green Parenting: Safe Sunscreen
The 2012 Guide to Safer Sunscreens list was just published this week is an incredibly helpful ranking of most major sunscreens on the market (there’s also a FREE iPhone app). While there have been some disappointment in past studies, overall the list is a good place to start when looking for safer sunscreens to use on your family.