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We’ve Been Hit….

Friday, February 8th, 2008
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with the Chicken Pox! Connor had what we though was a bug bite on his forehead Wednesday night... some "boo boo oil" (lavender) and all was well. Connor and Owen both woke up with a fever on Thursday morning without too ...

Flu Shot or NOT

Saturday, October 27th, 2007
Posted in Breastfeeding, This n That, Vaccinations |
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We don't do shots...period. And even if we did, we'd no doubt NOT get the flu shot for a number of reasons. For one, mercury has not been removed from these shots (thimersol really, which is 50% mercury). Even ...

Vaccination article

Thursday, October 25th, 2007
Posted in Alternative, Holistic Health, Non Toxic Living, Parenting, This n That, Vaccinations |
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This is one of the best articles that I have read on the subject of vaccines. http://www.lewrockwell.com/miller/miller15.html

Crib Recall

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
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Yikes...a MAJOR crib recall.  About a million Simplicity cribs have been recalled (voluntarily).  There are 2 known deaths and 1 under investigation, 7 infant entrapments and 55 "incidents" involving this crib.  Apparently, its very easy to install one of the ...

Lead in Toy Jewelry

Thursday, September 13th, 2007
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Remember when this first hit a few years ago?  You'd think something would have been done about it by now.  Think again.  Toy jewelry purchased by investigators in MA found items with lead levels 1800 times higher than is considered ...

Ten “To Do’s” for Discipline

Sunday, July 29th, 2007
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Ten "To Do's" for Discipline Tell children what to doPrinciple: What you focus on, you get more of. Application: Instead of saying, "No pushing, you know better than to push your brother, pushing is not nice," say, "When you want your brother ...

Joy of Parenthood

Monday, July 9th, 2007
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What gives you joy in this stint called Parenthood?   Oh there's the usual...the smiling little faces looking up at you.   The "I Love You Mom's" that come out of the blue.  But honestly (and I think I've blogged on this ...

You know you’re having a bad week when….

Thursday, April 26th, 2007
Posted in EcoWarrior, Our Amazing Kids, Parenting, This n That |
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My 8 year old scolded me for buying paper plates and then lectured me on the environmental impact of the purchase. Okay, so I don't usually buy them but we were having a birthday party and I don't have enough plates ...

GROAN

Friday, April 6th, 2007
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So lots to report today but will have to save the biggie for tomorrow ...too sleepy tonight.  Today, I was talking with my 2 boys about when they were babies.  Owen, at 5 was having trouble understanding that he wasn't ...

Detoxifying Parental Guilt

Friday, March 16th, 2007
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This hit my mailbox this morning and came at a good time!  Enjoy!  THE DAILY GROOVE ~ by Scott Noelle Detoxifying Parental Guilt Are you plagued by guilt whenever you fall short of your parenting ideals? Such guilt may seem a natural response, ...