My husband and I have had it with his mother, Norma. She is a liar, claiming she doesn’t smoke anymore, but we can smell smoke on both her and Bethany, our one-year-old daughter, after they’ve been together. Also, there have been times when we come home to open windows and whiffs of cigarette smoke in […]
Tag: Health
Nothing is more important than our health – and that includes moms and children. How to live a healthy and sustainable lifestyle is in the forefront of the resources we provide to parents. There are so many factors in our daily lives that 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. Our articles provide tips and advice that we can all use to create a better environment for ourselves and our families. Moms move the world; let’s make it a healthier one.
Green Parenting – A Message from the Lorax
By Elise Jones, blog editor “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” The Lorax With a message so strong it is hard not find it applicable to any of the environmental threats we face today. Dr. Suess wrote the book The Lorax in 1971. In […]
The Avoid Soy Discussion—Continued…
By Aimee Raupp, author, licensed acupuncturist & herbalist, and women’s wellness & fertility expert Last month I wrote a blog for the Mommybites website, entitled: Avoid Soy—for you and for baby. And, boy oh boy did it stir up some healthy debate. This month, I am following up that blog with more information on soy and […]
There Are the Best Cold/Sinus Home Remedies for Kids
A Mommybites reader asked: What cold/sinus home remedies do you use for your toddler? Expert, Marsha Greenberg: Young children get colds more than any other illness and it can be a challenging time when we are trying to help our babies and toddlers feel better. They are not able to blow their own noses and […]
What Home Remedies Do You Use When Your Baby Is Sick?
What home remedies do you use when your baby is sick? Expert: Dr. Gina Lamb – Amato There are many natural home remedies for your sick baby. Here are some ones I recommend and also have used with my own baby. Colds and Congestion: Steam baby. Turn shower on as hot as possible and sit […]
Green Parenting: Updates on Poisonous Apple Juice & Back to the Start
By Elise Jones, blog editor In my blog post, Poisonous Apple & Grape Juice (originally published on babybites, Dec. 16, 2011) I encouraged parents to take a good look at the juices they were giving their children due to the recent discovery there are high levels of arsenic and lead in most apple juices sold. […]
What are the prenatal tests I should expect?
You asked and you shall now receive. It’s only fair for us to share all of this stored up knowledge about having a baby and what is going on with your body during those nine (really ten) months. We now will answer, in a very public forum, all of those burning questions about having a […]
Green Parenting: Back to the Start
By Elise Jones, blog editor This past Sunday I tuned in to the Grammy Awards as I am a huge music fan and even though I don’t know half of the songs nominated any more, I still enjoy the show. It’s music, theatrics and I learn a bit more about the artists who sing my […]