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We worry about exposing our kids to numerous chemicals in our homes but what about daycare and preschool?
Most daycares and preschools have PVC sleeping mats, use toxic chemical cleaning products, pesticides and most toys are made of PVC plastics.
For special events, does your preschool encourage good eating habits with nutritional treats or snacks?
Help has arrived [...]
I can’t say that I have ever REALLY enjoyed reading a cookbook like this one! Eating For the Whole Family by Cynthia Lair is positively inspiring!
Feeding the Whole Family is the bible of healthful eating! Encouraging breastfeeding, recommending starter solid foods, and then on expanding the diet of an older baby. Even answering the questions [...]
We know pesticides are in the foods we eat, and in our drinking water too. But do you know just how much, what kinds and which pesticides are the most hazardous to your child’s health? Now you can!
A new tool from the nonprofit group Pesticide Action Network sheds new science-driven light on the invisible problem [...]
Making baby food for your baby is a wonderful gift. For a baby to receive the nourishment of whole foods, cooked from your garden or local farmer’s market to the table is the best!
But sometimes it really is a little too time consuming to make each meal fresh. Freezing your own cooked baby food [...]
Our exclusive interview with Ryan Zinn, from the Organic Consumer Association, answers some important question EVERY parent should know about regarding additives in the meat and dairy products we may feed our families.
This interview shows the importance in spending the extra dollars to buy organic meat, poultry and fish if you do consume these products.
Also, [...]
This Play Hat from Sunday Afternoons is just about the coolest invention in an SPF hat for children that we’ve seen!
When it comes to sun protection clothing, it is nice to know what to look for. This Sun Hat carries a 50+ UPF! If a garment has a UPF factor (Ultra Violet Protection Factor) of [...]
Our children’s skin is so delicate and so sensitive. Especially to the powerful summer sunshine!
As parents we are always doing our best to keep our kids from the getting a sunburn, especially knowing the long term dangers that they can create. Unfortunately, we don’t always succeed. So, if your child has a moderate sunburn, try [...]
We have heard that lavender, used repeatedly over long periods of time may alters hormones, especially in a baby boy.
Of course this has sparked our concerns here at SAFbaby.com, especially since there are many skin care products and baby massage oils that contain lavender.
So we have researched the question until we have found a thorough [...]
What I love about VedaDUDE Chill, aside the fact that they are superbly formulated by a top New York pediatrician with holistic principles AND made from organic ingredients, is that they are PRACTICAL and will happily be used by Daddy!
With Father’s Day aligning right with Summer Solstice this year, why not offer daddy a gift [...]
Oh the uses a mommy will find for these PVC-free and lead-free wet and wet/dry bags by Planet Wise. Not only are they completely waterproof, even at the seams, but they are wonderfully crafted in the USA!
PVC or vinyl often lines bags that are meant to be waterproof (such as diaper bags.) But, [...]