Tag: ‘Going Green’
Natural Remedies to Calm Coughs
by Karen on 1/13/10 | 0 Comment(s)
It seems this is the year of the unrelenting cough. Everyone has it. Some kids have been coughing so much they are vomiting. It’s painful to hear your child coughing incessantly. We know that over the counter cough remedies aren’t the answer anymore, but your child isn’t getting any sleep (and neither are you!) There [...]
Nontoxic Shower Curtains
by Karen on 6/10/09 | 0 Comment(s)
The search is over! I found a great and inexpensive curtain liner. It is $10 from Gaiam. They also have linen shower curtains too that are organic. You might want to check into these options in light of the news that came out today from The Soft Landing….(Phthaltes may harm mental development and soften bones)….man, [...]
Clearance Sale of Baby Changing Tables
by Karen on 6/10/09 | 0 Comment(s)
I was looking for non-vinyl shower curtains today and found these great changing tables on clearance at www.homegreenhome.com. They are remodeling!
New Cloth Diaper Service in New York
by Karen on 6/01/09 | 1 Comment(s)
Have you heard? There is a new cloth diaper service in New York. Brooklyn mom, Sarah Edwards, has started Diaperkind with the goal of making cloth diapering easy. Easy? She swears it can be. She knows firsthand what it means to cloth diaper. After being disappointed with the diaper services available, she self-laundered [...]
Where to Recycle?
by Karen on 5/27/09 | 2 Comment(s)
This just in from Greendrinksnyc.com:
Earth911.com recently released its new iPhone app, iRecycle. Compatible with both iPhone and iTouch, iRecycle brings you Earth911.com’s database of over 100,000 recycling and proper disposal locations for over 200 products at the touch of a button. Whether you need to recycle motor oil and CFLs in San Francisco or rechargeable [...]
Mrs. Meyers Cleaner- the Cheap Way in Brooklyn
by Karen on 5/14/09 | 6 Comment(s)
I have tried a lot of different green cleaners and the one I like the best is Mrs. Meyers. As far as I know it has never been available in Brooklyn, until now. A new green store in Clinton Hill called Green in Bklyn, is carrying it. The store owner, Elissa, couldn’t be more accommodating. [...]
Alternatives to Teflon
by Karen on 5/07/09 | 9 Comment(s)
Papa Tree decided TODAY to throw away our teflon pan and roasting rack, both of which had flecks of teflon missing. Duh, why hadn’t we done this before? It’s amazing to me that I can be neurotic about buying organic apples and then let a deteriorating Teflon pan go by… month after month. Courtney from [...]
Fire Resistant Pajamas and Sleepwear
by Karen on 2/09/09 | 6 Comment(s)
I have always wondered if fire resistant pajamas were toxic. Both Birch and Willow have a lot of hand-me-down pajamas that are all fire resistant. To be honest, I have been slow in researching this because it is so convenient to have all these second-hand pjs. But, today I bite the bullet.
First, a quick history: [...]
Cloth Diapering Options
by Karen on 2/02/09 | 3 Comment(s)
Megan is an Expert on cloth diapering, baby wearing, and doulaing (is that a word?!) She is a fantastic resource who has a lot of experience both with laboring women and postpartum care. I have seen her in all her roles and she knows her subjects thoroughly. Lucky for us, she is going to be [...]
No Shoes in the House?
by Karen on 1/29/09 | 11 Comment(s)
We have a “No Shoes” policy in our house. Most people “get” why we have it. ** Some of my friends are totally irritated by it but silently de-shoe. When I see those reactions, I think, “Oh, should I just forget asking them?” But the idea of that gum, poop, lead, pesticides and spit on [...]
Congress Lead and Phthalates Test Amended!
by Karen on 1/09/09 | 2 Comment(s)
I mean, really, what were they doing in Congress that they totally messed this one up originally? Were they sleeping? Zzzzz…..
At any rate, all of us are so pleased that they actually amended the original Children’s Product Safety Law so that resellers of children’s products won’t suffer. Now, how about the handmade toy makers? Come [...]
Electronics Recycling This Sunday in Brooklyn
by Karen on 1/08/09 | 1 Comment(s)
If you are a regular reader of A Child Grows, then you know that I have enlisted a few experts to help inform us about all things to do with parenting in their field. Amanda Wiss, founder of Urban Clarity Professional Organizing, is one of those experts. She is going to be sending us her [...]
Crayon Rocks Rock
by Karen on 12/21/08 | 0 Comment(s)
And now for something fun! Crayon rocks. Oh, boy, do I want these!
(I first read about these from Zrecommends)
A teacher of special needs children invented these cool crayons. She knew how important it was for children to develop early on a good tripod grip. Handwriting skills depend on this. So, she invented these newly shaped [...]
Holiday Photo (and Video!) Specials and Best Holiday Cards and Photo Contest
by Karen on 11/20/08 | 1 Comment(s)
There are a ton of specials going on this month by our favorite Brooklyn documentarians. This is the time to get your family shoot in and make your holiday cards at the same time. Some of these deals are real steals. Our family did a photo shoot last month and I designed our card [...]
Carters, Baby Gap and Circo labels causing skin rash and burn
by Karen on 11/07/08 | 2 Comment(s)
The blog Zrecommends.com is the place to visit for the latest information on health issues and our children. They are great about taking big companies to task too. Back in mid-September they reported on the ‘tagless’ labels on Carter’s clothes that are causing everything from excema-like rashes to reactions that look like chemical burns. They [...]
Great Place To Donate Baby Gear and Clothing
by Karen on 10/20/08 | 0 Comment(s)
I went to an event that Big City Moms put on a few weeks ago. They had quite a few vendors and service providers there. One that was new to me was Baby Buggy. However, it isn’t that new: it was founded by Jessica Seinfeld in 2001 as a non-for-profit to help needy New York [...]
How Toxic is your paint?
by Karen on 8/20/08 | 2 Comment(s)
This is really helpful if you are thinking about painting. This website is run by National Geographic so I totally trust it- and thanks Leo for telling me about it. Here it is: http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/96/paint
To avoid VOCs, look on labels for no-VOC paints or low-VOC paints with limits
set by California’s South Coast Air Quality Management [...]
