I came across this great video today, a time-lapse trip through pregnancy:
“This is a collection of outtake still shots from a maternity series I made documenting my wife Cole’s pregnancy. You can see the whole series at pacingthepanicroom.com We had so much fun every week taking these shots, but the series only called for two photos. So this was my way to share the experience and the images with everyone.
My best friend devin from the band Rabbit! wrote this song in the video for my wife. The song is titled simply: “Magic” myspace.com/saverabbit“
We homeschool our kids, but we actually prefer to call it unschooling.
“Unschoolers believe that the natural curiosity of a healthy child, given access to a rich environment, will lead the child to learn what he or she needs to know. When learning comes about as a result of the child’s desires, it is absorbed easily, enthusiastically, openly. The child works harder because he is doing what he thinks is important, rather than what someone else has told him is important.” [source]
I found the following over at The Barking Cow, and since I don’t have a manifesto of my own, I’m sharing this one with you. Let me know what you think. [Read more...]
We all know pollution and toxins are unhealthy for us, but we’re just now beginning to find out just how many substances are affecting us when we’re exposed to them on a daily basis.
And what about our kids? What are the health effects on their bodies of low-dose exposures to toxic chemicals, and how does the mother’s own exposure affect them?
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has conducted perhaps the deepest analysis of the health effects of low-dose exposures to chemicals of concern, an issue for the most vulnerable demographic on the planet: our kids. [Read more...]
I’ve posted before about some natural snack ideas for kids, but this one is probably one of the easiest of them all to prepare: frozen grapes. We’ve been fortunate lately to get lots of free local produce, from apricots to apples, and most recently, large amounts of perfectly ripe grapes. Once grapevines are established and [...]
I was a guest on an internet radio show last week, in an episode titled “A Dad’s Eye View”, in which I give my two cents about fatherhood, pregnancy and childbirth, and parenting from a dad’s perspective: “Ever wonder how men view pregnancy, childbirth and fatherhood? With a focus on understanding the emotional impact of [...]
I missed Two-fer Tuesday, but I’ve got a couple cool links to share with you. I’m calling these Papa’s Picks, and hope you check them out! I got an email the other day with the word “Glogging” in the subject line. I thought, that’s a really funny typo, and then clicked through the link in [...]
From Grist: Michael Pollan on egg recall and the high costs of cheap food Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at JoeMohrToons.com. For cartoon updates and other green goings-on, follow Joe on Twitter @GreenCartoons.
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So you wanna learn how to take care of a baby, eh? Just post this on your refrigerator, and you’re all set. [Click on image for a larger version.] [via It Thing]
