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6 Books That Teach Kids About Protecting Nature

Posted December 11, 2009 - 10:28 by Sierra Black

Learning Tools

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It's becoming clearer and clearer that we need to educate our kids about sustainability. As the climate talks in Copenhagen continue, I've been thinking a lot about how to teach my kids the importance of caring for our earth.

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Top 7 Baby Items You Don't Need To Buy

Posted November 11, 2009 - 23:19 by Sierra Black

New Parents

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The baby industry brings in billions of dollars every year. They'd like you to think that having a child means spending thousands of your own dollars on expensive furniture, clothing and gear that will make your precious charge safe, beautiful and smart. It's just not true. You don't need that stuff.

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Is Yelling the New Spanking? Why Not to Yell, and What to Do Instead.

Posted November 6, 2009 - 08:03 by Sierra Black

Discipline

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Not only is yelling nearly ubiquitous in American households, its also the thing moms feel most guilty over. For the most part, our generation of parents doesn't hit or spank our kids. We're there for their school events and their soccer games. We're nourishing their minds, spending quality time and somehow holding down jobs and doing the dishes. But sometimes, when the going gets rough, we yell.

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Stealing Candy From Babies

Posted October 30, 2009 - 08:40 by Sierra Black

Nutrition, Culture

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On Halloween Night, after the trick-or-treating is done and the candy has been binged on and the children are snuggled all warm in their beds with dreams of tooth decay and childhood obesity dancing in their mother's head, the Halloween Fairy comes to our house.

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Disney offering refunds to Baby Einstein DVD purchasers

Posted October 26, 2009 - 08:43 by Sierra Black

Learning Tools

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In the wake of a recent FTC finding, The Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood has persuaded the media giant to offer a full refund to parents who purchased Baby Einstein DVDs under the mistaken belief that the DVDs would make their babies smarter.

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