Our homemade fruity dessert treat A few weeks ago, a wonderful post was floating around social media circles about making your own fruity popsicle treats. I just loved the idea and with my little culinary inclined daughter, we made these one afternoon after school. We gathered up some of our organic fruits and began slicing. […]
Hidden Food Ingredients: San Diego Channel 6 News segment
This morning, I shared with Heather Myers the hidden food ingredients that conscious parents should be aware of when reading food labels. What hidden ingredients are in your food? For example, Propylene glycol – it is used in things like antifreeze, lotions, baby wipes, salad dressing, deodorant. The Material Safety Data Sheet for […]
Do smart phones and children belong together? Part 2
As a follow up to my previous post on the topic, I thought I’d share a great article on some specific strategies for managing your child’s technology gadgets. I was first introduced to Christine Carter, and her powerful work by our mutual friends, and I absolutely love her approach to parenting. Her book Raising […]
Conscious Parenting: Time Magazine cover good or bad for attachment parenting?
I had a great discussion this morning on San Diego’s News 6 morning show about the controversial upcoming Time Magazine cover that features a young mom breastfeeding her 3 year old son. How did you feel when you first saw the Time Magazine cover? My first reaction to this photo was […]
Nutrition FAQ: Fish oil vs. flax
chrisinplymouth / Foter “I know Omega 3 EFAs are good for you and I want to include them in my regimen. If I eat fish 2-3 times per week, do I need to take fish oil capsules, too? Or is that just duplicating efforts? And, is flax a better source than fish oil?” Having proper […]
Protected: School lockdowns: Safe or dangerous?
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Nourishing, tasty, healthy, AND convenient? Yup, it’s possible (and easy)!
With summer comes family outings, more sunshine hours, and loads of activities for the kiddos. Many parents want to just be able to grab something quickly and head out the door – without having to sacrifice quality and health, for convenience. Convenience does come at a steep price First off, we just need to realize […]
Birds and Bees
Today I met with several fellow bloggers for an animated and laugh-filled lunch. Much of the discussion centered around the funny things that we’ve been facing as mothers. In the discussion, I was reminded of a hilarious video I saw about a year ago about a mom answering her 8 year old daughter’s questions around […]
Follow up to post about posting my child’s photo on Facebook
Since I have posted this entry, I have had a flood of traffic to my post coming from people searching for “how to stop someone from posting photos of my child online.” I have had more new visitors stumbling upon my web site from random search engine searches from this post than any other post […]
School snack ideas
One of the questions I get asked often is, “What are some good snacks I can send to school with my child, and for when we have shared snack day?” Here are some great, healthy and fun snacks for children – many of these I find at Trader Joe’s, in organic form for less money. […]
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