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An Inconvenient Truth for Toxins and Health: 10 Americans (video)

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 [...]

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Surviving a Summer Family Road Trip: 13 Tips for Traveling with Kids

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Summer seems to be the season for family road trips, which will most definitely add adventure and education to your kids’ lives. It can also bring sibling confrontations, marital difficulties, overheating, and repeated cries of “Stop, I have to pee!” coming from the backseat. We’ve had our share of epic road trips with kids, and [...]

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Wide Variety of Kid’s Fruit Juices and Foods Contain Lead

There is no safe level of exposure to lead, and it accumulates in the body through multiple exposures and from multiple sources. This toxin continues to be released into our environment from decades of lead-based pesticide application, the use of leaded gasoline and lead paint, and through our practice of burning coal in electrical power [...]

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What Adults Can Learn from Kids

I’m quite addicted to the TED Talks. I frequently watch several at one sitting, and I think there’s something there for everyone. I highly recommend them. This latest discovery is a talk given by 12 year-old Adora Svitak about what adults can learn from kids:

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12 Quick and Easy Natural Snack Ideas for Kids

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Feeding your kids natural snacks that are fast and easy to prepare can be a challenge for fathers who aren’t so natural in the kitchen. Depending on how often you prepare food for your kids, the chorus of “I’m hungryyy… what can I have to eat?” may make you grab for your keys and wallet, [...]

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Why Dads Need to Dig in the Dirt

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Dads need to dig in the dirt, to plant trees, to find worms, and to grow low-hanging fruit for their kids. Here’s why. There’s a really nice dad in my neighborhood. A dad who has the time of day for his kids; he speaks gently – it’s obvious how much he loves and respects them. [...]

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Sprouting Wheat Berries and Oat Groats

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High energy snacks that are healthy and cheap to make are great to have available for hungry kids and parents alike. Sprouted grains make quick, simple meals that are as nutritious as they are delicious.

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Get Some One on One Time with Your Kids

As a father, it’s important to get some time with your kids, outside the usual routine – a date with your kids, if you will. This video is a little glimpse at a recent daddy-daughter date with my 4 year old. First, she shows us her recent craft project, a doll she made with mama. [...]

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Providing for Your Family isn’t about Presents, it’s about Presence

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I’ve been following the works of Jonathan Fields for some time now, mostly for the great insights on being an entrepreneur that I found in reading his book Career Renegade. Today, however, he wrote about something close to my heart – fatherhood. More specifically, the trials of providing for our families, and how that can [...]

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Fatherhood: 100 Ways to be a Better Father

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Fatherhood is a tricky proposition. We all want to be great dads, but chances are, our fathers never sat down with us and taught us how to be one. And we don’t necessarily want to be our fathers. I mean, we want to emulate their positive influence on us, but we also want to do [...]

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