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Everything's Just Fin Research funded by seafood industry concludes that moms should eat fish		05 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 2:40 PM on 05 Oct 2007 A group of scientists affiliated with the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) announced conclusions yesterday that new moms and moms-to-be should eat at least 12 ounces of seafood per week to encourage wee ones' brain development. Federal agencies, which advise moms to consume no more than 12 ounces of seafood per week to reduce babies' exposure to ...
Topics: Department of Health and Human Services, food, Food and Drug Administration, green living, health, mercury, news, parenting, scientific research (all these topics)

Go Forth and Be Underwhelmed Thoughts on surviving life after Brood Awakenings	Amy Linn	28 Sep 2007	Grist Feature

Topics: environmental movement, health, parenting, toxics (all these topics)

A Healthy Sense of Hope On climate nightmares, the Ursula problem, and planning ahead	Sonja Waters	28 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
A couple of weeks ago, Wroth -- as we affectionately call our story editor and chief punster -- gave me a call. "Sonja, I'd like some pictures of your kids for our parenting series slideshow." Not skipping a beat, I replied, "Piercings and all?" I wasn't sure my two teenagers quite fit the eco-kid image. But then I asked a more serious question: "By t ...
Topics: climate, environmental movement, health, parenting (all these topics)

No Surrender This family is sticking with eco-alternatives	Christine Gardner	27 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
This summer, my family and I took an overnight trip to Chicago that started out pleasant enough. We were well packed and tidy. Just before boarding our train, my husband took a few pictures of us, joking that this would begin our slow descent into madness. Consider the alternatives. Photo: iStockphoto Descent into madness. That turned out to be pretty accurate. We have a long and storied history of not ...
Topics: green living, health, parenting (all these topics)

Cookin' It Old School Time to reinvest in the school-lunch program	Tom Philpott	27 Sep 2007	Victual Reality
At private schools across the country, good cafeteria food is becoming as de rigueur as French classes taught by native speakers, Associated Press reports. Schoolyard vegetable gardens bloom, tended by future Ivy Leaguers under the watch of "sustainability coordinators." In the kitchen, trained cooks transform that bounty into food worthy of enjoying, not merely enduring. Unfortunately ...
Topics: education, food, green living, parenting, Victual Reality (all these topics)

Adolescent Appetites The road to disodium inosinate is paved with good intentions	Amy Linn	27 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
Mea culpa. That's the only way I can honestly write anything about getting older kids to eat healthy foods. Because I've been a sucker for the look my 11-year-old gets on her face if I plop down a bowl of nuclear-orange SpongeBob mac-and-cheese in front of her. Sheer joy: that's the only way to describe it. Ditto for the times she eats (can I admit this?) Cookie Crisp cereal, high-fructose c ...
Topics: food, green living, health, parenting (all these topics)

Girl, You'll Be a Woman Too Soon Ecologist Sandra Steingraber explores the eco-causes of early puberty	Sandra Steingraber	26 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from "The Falling Age of Puberty in U.S. Girls: What We Know, What We Need to Know," written by Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., and published by the Breast Cancer Fund. In the full report (downloadable here), Steingraber reviews several causes of and contributors to early puberty, including environmental factors. ...
Topics: health, parenting, scientific research, toxics (all these topics)

Simple Gifts On kids' birthday parties	Umbra Fisk	26 Sep 2007	Ask Umbra

Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, consumerism, green living, parenting, shopping (all these topics)

No Child Left Inside A chat about Congress' effort to restore environmental education funds	Amy Linn	26 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
"Go outside and play!" It's a simple enough command, but as a nation of teeth-gnashing parents and teachers will tell you, not enough kids want to unplug or log off long enough to heed it. Enter Congress. That's right, Congress. The oyster is your classroom. Amid growing evidence that learning about nature and actually experiencing it can help children become healthier ...
Topics: Congress, education, health, legislation, parenting (all these topics)

Alterna-Toys Where to turn when you're sick of disposable doodads	Katy Balatero	25 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
Block to basics. Photo: iStockphoto Keeping up with Ken and Barbie got you down? Check out these companies invested in making eco-friendlier playthings for your little ones. (And read about one mother's no-crap crusade.) Dwelling These soft, handmade toys are created by a women's knitting collective in Kenya, under the guidance of a nonprofit that helps connect artisans to international markets. All of ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, health, parenting, shopping (all these topics)

Play Lady Play Can a crusade against crap toys ever succeed?	Lou Bendrick	25 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
Is it just me, or is anyone else sick of fairies? Because personally I am sick to hell of wee folk and their tiresome fantasy ilk -- unicorns with rainbow horns, mermaids with cotton-candy hair, and tarty princesses. Oh, I'm especially sick of the princesses. Is there some unwritten law that princesses have to dress like down-market 1980s bridesmaids? Can't today's little girls take their cue from Camilla Bo ...
Topics: consumerism, green living, health, parenting (all these topics)

Alpha females follow their instincts Competitive birthing is a new fad	biodiversivist	25 Sep 2007	Gristmill

Topics: parenting, population (all these topics)

Dr. Know An interview with green pediatrician Alan Greene	Amy Linn	24 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
If you were to give a check-up to Alan Greene, eco-pediatrician extraordinaire, you just might diagnose him with ASHD -- Attention Surplus Hyperproductivity Disorder. It isn't a real disorder, of course. But whatever Greene's got -- whatever blend of vim and vision allows him to stay at the cutting edge of environmentalism and e-medicine while also writing books, doctoring, and being a 100-percent-organic-food-eati ...
Topics: green living, health, parenting (all these topics)

Kids On the Web A few of our favorite parenting and health links		21 Sep 2007	Grist Feature

Topics: green living, health, parenting (all these topics)

A Clean Sweep An eco-entrepreneur's advice on kid-proofing your cleaning supplies	Lynda Fassa	21 Sep 2007	Grist Feature

Topics: consumerism, green cleaning, health, parenting (all these topics)

To Freak or Not To Freak? How four green parents deal with the plastics scare	Katharine Wroth	20 Sep 2007	Grist Feature

Topics: consumerism, green living, health, parenting, shopping, toxics (all these topics)

Junk Food Junkies On kids, zucchini, and an experiment with pizza soup	Roz Cummins	20 Sep 2007	'Tis the Season
A few weeks ago, when I made zucchini blueberry bread with my friends' kids, it was revealed that one of them didn't care much for zucchini in its non-dessert incarnations, seeing as how it was a vegetable and all. So I challenged myself to invent some kid-friendly zucchini dishes to see if I could get him to enjoy it and include it in his list of things he might -- might -- consider eating. Do I ha ...
Topics: food, health, parenting, recipes, Tis the Season (all these topics)

Two Words: No Plastics A guide to buying non-plastic baby products	Katy Balatero	20 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
Worried sick about plastic -- or even feeling a teeny bit queasy? Here are a few alternatives for common baby items, and resources for where to buy 'em. (And don't forget, you could always make your own.) Squeaky clean and PVC-free. Photo: iStockphoto Bathtubs Non-plastic baby tubs seem to be hard to find; probably the best you can do here is to use a nylon mesh sling or recyclable polypropylene Tummy ...
Topics: green living, health, parenting, toxics (all these topics)

Fighting Fire Retardants with Fire An interview with Mary Brune, founder of Making Our Milk Safe	Amy Linn	19 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
Editor's note: Last year, Grist introduced readers to MOMS as the activist group was targeting Target's sales of PVC. In this interview, we catch up with co-founder Mary Brune to find out about the group's latest campaign. OK, so David slew Goliath. He never had half the battle facing Mary Brune and her fellow mothers in their crusade against the $500 billion-plus chemical ind ...
Topics: environmental movement, grassroots activism, green living, health, parenting (all these topics)

The Meal World Easy, affordable recipes for baby and toddler food	Lisa Barnes	19 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
Never mind the intro, take me to the recipes! If you are what you eat, then the developing years are surely the most important time to eat well. As a parent, you may not be able to give your baby or toddler fresh, homemade foods every day -- but there are real benefits when you do. Her face and your floor will enjoy homemade food too. Homemade food is more nutritious than commercially prepared baby fo ...
Topics: food, green living, organic food, parenting, recipes (all these topics)

Lead-ers of Tomorrow Lead levels in toxic toys were off the charts		19 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 10:04 AM on 19 Sep 2007 In reaction to the recent lead-painted-toy recalls, no doubt some laissez-faire non-parents shrugged it off -- when pretty much everything is tainted with toxins, what's a little lead in paint? Except that, well, it was more than just a little lead. Some of the toys recalled by Mattel this summer contained 180 times the legally allowable level of the heavy metal, while some kids' jewelry sold by ...
Topics: green living, health, news, parenting, toxics (all these topics)

Sex Education A primer on chemicals, fertility, and reproduction	Emily Gertz	18 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
Illustration: Keri Rosebraugh Feeling unusually infertile lately? You're not alone: according to a December 2005 report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 12 percent of American couples reported having a hard time conceiving a child and bearing it to term in 2002, up 20 percent from the 6.1 million couples reporting such "impaired fecundity" in 1995. Although the re ...
Topics: green living, health, parenting, sex, toxics (all these topics)

What to Inspect When You're Expecting A handy health checklist for pregnancy	Amy Linn	18 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
Talk about a double whammy. It's challenging enough to be green when you're solo, and then pregnancy comes along and gives you twice the eco-angst (not to mention more hormones than you know what to do with). Photo: iStockphoto The cause for alarm is real: pregnancy is the most critical time for establishing your baby's well being. It's also the time when you're vulnerable to the alphabet stew of ...
Topics: food, green living, health, parenting (all these topics)

From Treehugger to Kidhugger Reflections on protecting your offspring without losing your sanity	Amy Linn	17 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
Kidhuggers. It's a gag-me kind of word, too precious to be catchy. And it certainly won't ever replace the slur-cum-badge-of-honor for enviros -- treehuggers. But maybe it should. Illustration: Keri Rosebraugh The green movement has never been about people with an overfondness for bark and flora. Instead, it's based on a natural protectiveness, an urge to defend all the vulner ...
Topics: education, green living, health, parenting (all these topics)

Brood Awakenings A Grist special series on parenting and health		17 Sep 2007	Grist Feature
Got kids? Got thoughts on kids? Come on over to our parenting blog to chat. Among environmentalists, a common rallying cry is to protect the planet "for our grandchildren." It's a lovely sentiment, and a powerful notion -- that the choices you make today affect generations yet to come. But what about the generation spattering spaghetti sauce on your walls right now? In this special series, Grist turns its fo ...
Topics: education, green living, health, parenting (all these topics)

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