We have a TV-free house, and that’s kind of a rare thing in modern America. But children are exposed to dubious messages and marketing ploys at a very early age these days, and we don’t think that’s appropriate for our kids – there’s time enough later in their lives to adopt television if they so…
Tag Archive: Kids
4 Essential Sleep Habits for Kids
Healthy Kids from Teeth to Feet: Kids & Health By Peg Rosen for Healthy Kids from Teeth to Feet A good night’s sleep for grade-schoolers and teens means at least 10 hours of solid shut-eye, according to the National Institutes of Health. For preschoolers, it’s 11-12 hours, and for babies it’s up to 18….
Going Green: Kids Edition
If you’ve tried to make the switch from throwing anything and everything in the trash can to leading a greener lifestyle by recycling, composting, and overall living more sustainably while actively decreasing your carbon footprint, then you know that it can be hard to really ingrain those habits. It’s much easier to embrace habits that…
Things to Do With Your Kids Over the Holiday Break
As a kid, one of the best things about the holidays approaching, besides great food, gifts and seeing your family, is being off from school. Kids work hard in class and as parents we should reward them on their break by planning activities that are fun but still educational. There are tourist attractions around your…
Just for Kids: Ranger Rick Photo Contest
Got a young shutterbug in your family? Help them enter their nature photos in Ranger Rick’s “Your Best Shots” photography contest and they’ll have a chance to see their work in print. The contest is for kids under 13 years old, is free to enter, and the winner could have their photo featured on the…
How to Create an Unforgettable Kid’s Halloween Costume from Scratch
Although parents are actually spending a lot more time with their kids than they were fifteen years ago, many working mothers and fathers feel as though they just aren’t getting enough quality time with their kids. If you’re feeling this way, take an upcoming holiday to set aside some serious time with your children –…
7 Days Left to Speak Up for Strong Clean Air Regulations
Time is running out, my good people. We now have only 7 days left to tell the EPA that we support their new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which could prevent tens of thousands of premature deaths and asthma attacks each year. We need to take action now to make sure that this ruling, which…
How to Keep Your Kids from Watching Too Much TV
U.S. children aged 2 to 11 spend an average of 117 hours per month watching television. I think that’s a staggering statistic, and one that bears repeating: kids in the U.S. aged 2 to 11 spend an average of 117 hours out of every month watching TV. That’s 29 hours per week! To put it…
Fresh Air Fund Host Families Needed
I’m a big believer in the importance of fresh air, nature, and outdoor activities for kids, and unfortunately, there are plenty of children in big cities who never get to experience those things. But a program called the Fresh Air Fund is helping to change that. The Fresh Air Fund connects children from some of…
Protecting Your Child from Sun
Skin cancer isn’t something you want to mess around with, and you need to protect your child’s future by shielding them from sun damage now. A few serious sunburns during childhood can increase risk of skin cancer in adulthood dramatically, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The problem for eco-friendly parents is…
Bumbleride Stroller Review: Indie Natural Edition
We’ve been putting the Bumbleride Indie (Natural Edition) stroller to the test for the last couple of weeks, and I’m now a fanboy of this company. Our family has never been big on strollers. We’re more baby wearers than baby pushers, but the bigger our kids got (and the more stuff we haul around with…
Moth Spotting with Kids
Introducing kids to biodiversity can be a lot of fun. Some things are easy to find and simple to show children but it’s often the less obvious, better hidden animal life that is most intriguing to everyone, both kids and grown ups. Think outside the box and you’ll be rewarded. Butterflies are favourites with children….
I’ve Got Friends in Low Places
Sometimes, the very things which define us as being adults, such as reliability and consistency and stability, work against us. We come to a place where we think we know all we need to know, and we end up failing to notice many of the details in the world around us anymore. And that can…
School Gardens Start with One Parent, One Teacher, One Class
“At Malcolm X Elementary School in Berkeley, twice per month, 400 children experience cross-disciplinary learning in the garden. It’s school under sky.” The Lunch Love Community Project is an open space documentary project by Helen De Michiel and Sophie Constantinou, produced by 30 Leaves Production, Citizen Film and Media Working Group.
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…
