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Everybody Can Do Something
Parenting photos and advice from Grist readers and staff |
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17 Sep 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Click photo to launch slide show. To help kick off our series on parenting and health, we asked Grist readers and staff to send us photos of their little ones, along with advice on how to weave a green outlook into everyday life. Here's what a few of them had to say -- share your own ideas in the comments section below. |
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| Topics: health, parenting (all these topics) |
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Schoolhouse Walks
Municipalities try to encourage students to walk to school |
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11 Sep 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 4:21 PM on 11 Sep 2007 Cities across the U.S. are turning their attention not only to green education, but to how students get to school. Forty years ago, half of all students walked or bicycled to the schoolhouse. Today, that number has dropped to 15 percent, while 60 percent of youths are toted in a car. The shift, brought on by fears of traffic hazards and stranger danger, has contributed to increases in o ... |
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| Topics: education, green living, health, news, parenting (all these topics) |
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Toying With Our Emotions
Bush administration may be complicit in lead-painted-toy debacle |
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22 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Toying With Our Emotions Bush administration may be complicit in lead-painted-toy debacle While China has endured a lot of criticism from the lead-painted-toy debacle, the Bush administration is not off the hook. Consumer advocates say the anti-regulation administration has hindered attempts to crack down on inspection of imported Chinese playthings; in addition, critics accuse the feds of encouraging the Consumer Pr ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, parenting, toxics (all these topics) |
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Toying with our emotions
Bush administration complicit in lead-toy debacle |
Grist |
21 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: green living, news, parenting, toxics (all these topics) |
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Raising the next generation of consumers
TV watching inhibits learning |
JMG |
09 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: green living, parenting, TV (all these topics) |
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No child left inside
Prying kids away from TV and video games costs ... $100 million? |
Erik Hoffner |
07 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: books, green living, parenting (all these topics) |
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And baby makes ... 19
Yup, the Duggars do it again |
Sarah van Schagen |
03 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: green living, parenting, population (all these topics) |
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Poison Me Elmo
Toxic fun |
Christine Gardner |
02 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: China, green living, parenting, toxics (all these topics) |
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Are Those Bisphenol Genes You're Wearing?
New study confirms that bisphenol A can mess with animal genetics |
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02 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Are Those Bisphenol Genes You're Wearing? New study confirms that bisphenol A can mess with animal genetics Know what time it is? It's time to check in on bisphenol A, the chemical in many plastics that gets creepier by the day. Despite continuing claims by the chemical industry that products containing the compound -- which can include baby bottles, water bottles, toys, dental sealants, and fo ... |
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| Topics: food, health, news, parenting, scientific research, toxics (all these topics) |
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Attention toddler shoppers
A short video clip introducing CFLs to kids |
Christina Larson |
03 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: energy, energy efficiency, green living, parenting (all these topics) |
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Ignorance is bliss
Do parents lose or gain by taking kids outdoors? |
Christine Gardner |
26 Jun 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: green living, parenting, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Gameboys
New U.S. coalition hopes to get vid-kids back outside |
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20 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Gameboys New U.S. coalition hopes to get vid-kids back outside More than 50 business leaders, politicians, and activists have formed a national partnership to get America's kids the hell outside. Inspired by recent concerns that too much fun with video games, computers, and TV can lead to obesity and depression, the National Forum on Children and Nature is launching a $20 ... |
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| Topics: education, green living, news, parenting (all these topics) |
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Pedal parenting
My bike and kids |
Christine Gardner |
24 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: bikes, green living, parenting, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Britney Was Ahead of Her Time
Some car seats leach toxic chemicals, says new report |
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22 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Britney Was Ahead of Her Time Some car seats leach toxic chemicals, says new report Car seats have joined baby bottles and bath toys on the ever-growing list of Evil Things You're Subjecting Your Child To. The Michigan-based Ecology Center tested 62 models of tot-toters, finding that about a third can leach chemicals such as chlorine, bromine, and lead. The center, which released a study on the toxicity of car interi ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, parenting, toxics (all these topics) |
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Tassel Talk
On graduation gifts |
Umbra Fisk |
14 May 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, The recent question about a senior gift to the school got me wondering: what are some green gift ideas for graduates? Misty Boyd Tahlequah, Okla. Dearest Misty, Cash. You could help them set up a retirement account. With this answer, I think Grist will have covered most gifting opportunities: Valentine's Day, weddings, babies, winter holidays, winter holidays for kids, and birthday fart jokes. The gift of a public-transit hab ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, parenting, public transportation, shopping (all these topics) |
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For Mothers Day
A proclamation |
David Roberts |
13 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: green living, parenting (all these topics) |
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I Believe the Children Are Our Lab Rats
Pesticides could make kids dumb, diesel emissions make them sick |
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07 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| I Believe the Children Are Our Lab Rats Pesticides could make kids dumb, diesel emissions make them sick You know how we say we shouldn't wreck the planet for "future generations"? Turns out we're wrecking them too! A study from Indiana University says children conceived in the summer score lower on tests in school, and suggests that in-womb pesticide exposure may be to blame. "To recognize that what w ... |
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| Topics: green living, health, news, parenting (all these topics) |
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A clean start
Can a mother survive without antibacterial wipes? |
Christine Gardner |
26 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: CSAs, food, green cleaning, green living, green products, parenting (all these topics) |
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One's enough
Countering the pro-natal propaganda wave |
JMG |
22 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: green living, parenting, population (all these topics) |
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Bib you hear the one about ... ?
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Yolanda Crous |
18 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: celebrity, green living, parenting (all these topics) |
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Under the Covers: Bedtime story edition
Silly reader, books are for kids! |
Sarah van Schagen |
17 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: books, parenting, green living (all these topics) |
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Don't Get Rattled
On baby gifts |
Umbra Fisk |
11 Apr 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I am expecting my first baby, and I am wondering what would be the most polite way to make sure that people who wish to get it a gift understand that I want only organic, used, or sustainable type products. Most of my family thinks I'm a kooky tree hugger. I think they're still expecting me to grow out of it, and will likely ignore my wishes. Should I just stress the gift receipt, or should I try to make it very clear beforeha ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, parenting (all these topics) |
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Heart of Glass
Wracked with plastic-bottle worries, parents turn to an old standby |
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09 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Heart of Glass Wracked with plastic-bottle worries, parents turn to an old standby Anxious parents are snatching up glass baby bottles after a February report showed that plastic bottles can contain bisphenol A, a chemical that mimics estrogen. One website saw about a tenfold increase in glass-bottle sales before running out; a company in Ohio got 300 glassy-eyed orders the day the report surfaced and saw one bottle' ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, parenting, toxics (all these topics) |
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Baby steps to green parenting
Dare this mom to change her life |
Christine Gardner |
04 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
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Mrs. Sippy
On plastic and kids |
Umbra Fisk |
02 Apr 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Hi Umbra, What about "sippy" cups for little kids, not to mention bottles? They're all plastic, and we all know that kids are more vulnerable to environmental toxins. What's a mom to do? Janet Byron Berkeley, Calif. Dearest Janet, A mom is to check the research and purchase only bottles and sippy cups that are not considered health hazards. Umbra is to help the mom do so right now in this very column. Sip sip ... harrumph. Photo ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, parenting, toxics (all these topics) |
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