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The Super Powers of POOP: Energy Hero
Today’s post is another from Donna DeForbes of Eco-Mothering. This marks the debut of EEK! This adorable monkey has some cool things to tell your kids about the super powers of poop. POOP…it’s not just for potty training. During the early childhood years, poop consumes your attention. You’re focused on how often it’s happening, where it’s happening, what color it is and whose turn it is to clean it up. Well, you and your child might be interested to know that a fascination with poop goes beyond potty training. In...
read morePotty Training Q + A: Pooping In Nap/Night Diaper
QUESTION: My child is doing great during the day but is pooping in his nap/night time diaper. How do I get him to stop? ANSWER: The short answer is to ditch those diapers. The long answer is this: as long as you keep offering the option of a diaper, we can’t expect the child not to use it. In the book, I use the analogy of a security blanket. Upon BEING BORN, most kids are diapered before they even nurse! So it’s wise to remember that pooping and peeing in a diaper is the only thing they have known, literally from birth....
read moreNutrition vs. Sustainability: Comparing Kids’ Juice Boxes
We have another great guest post from Donna DeForbes of Eco-Mothering. She’s done the extensive work of comparing juice boxes. Thank you, Donna! Today I found myself standing in the juice aisle at Target confused about which kind to buy. I rarely buy juice for my daughter Sofie, but we’re throwing a birthday party this weekend, and I decided some juice for the kids would be a treat. I was overwhelmed by the array of boxes and pouches facing me. I wanted the healthiest juice, of course, so I began by checking the ingredients and sugar...
read moreRant of the Day: Relax and Moderation Is Key
For those of you unfamiliar with my rant of the day…this is where I unload, unleashed. Without the normal human filter most people have between brain and mouth. These are fleeting rants. Don’t hold me to anything I say. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Normally I totally put myself in the other guy’s shoes and see everyone’s point of view and come up something sane and middle ground-ish. And sometimes, I’m just feeling bitchy. That would be now. Picture this: any number of the well-meaning folks out there offer my child...
read more10 Ways To Eat Your Body Weight In Vegetables.
Whether or not you’re trying out Paleo, gluten free or just being conscious of nutrient dense eating…you’re going to have to eat more veggies. Vegetables pack a nutritional punch that almost every other food is lacking. They are, for the most part, chock full of fiber and low in carbs (the non-starchy kind anyway), so they don’t wonk out your blood sugar level; always a good thing. 10 BEST WAYS TO EAT YOUR BODY WEIGHT IN VEGGIES 1. Eat FRESH veggies. I know many people who eat canned or frozen veggies because...
read morePotty Training Q + A: What Does A Good Poop Look Like
QUESTION: Could you talk more about what good poops look like? And what type of food allergies cause what kinds of poop? ANSWER: Your entire health can be found in your poop. It can tell you just about anything you need to know. Sick people have sick poops. Not just in the consistency but in the frequency, the odor…oh! The joy of talking poops. WARNING: WE’RE GONNA HAFTA GET GRAPHIC HERE. GOOD POOPS: We all go through times of having not normal poops. In general, you should be pooping 1 to 2 times a day. MAYBE 3 times but...
read morePotty Training Q + A: Does Running Water Help A Kid Pee?
QUESTION: Does the old “running water” trick really help kids pee. ANSWER: Yup. Running water while your child is on the potty or toilet does indeed stimulate their need to pee. If your child is having trouble releasing the pee, this is a great route. Running BATH water is even more effective. Of course, your child has to be pretty close to needing to pee in order for this to work. What happens for some kids is they really do almost have potty training down but they can’t release when they want to. I think of it as almost...
read moreA CASE OF THE GRUMPIES: How To Diagnose, Treat and Prevent Bad Mommy Moods
Today’s post is a guest post! Hurray! I’d like to introduce Donna DeForbes. She’s the awesome force of nature behind Eco-Mothering. I loved her blog and THEN I met her at a party (I love when that happens). Enjoy! Recently I came down with a bad case of the Grumpies. I can blame the heat, the full moon, my seasonal allergies, the manuscript rejection that arrived in the mail. (And I did.) But the reasons are irrelevant. What matters is how my daughter Sofie suffered from it. I acted in ways that should put me in the...
read moreParalyzed Parenting
One of the bonuses of my job is I get to see parenting trends, both good and bad. I work with a global clientele, chock full of variety. And there are definite trends that emerge. Much like a popular baby name, no one knows exactly how they take root and spread but they do. Sometimes, it’s easy to put a name and a face to the trend; like Dr. Sears and Attachment Parenting. But other times, it’s a silent trend. The latest trend is what I’m calling Paralyzed Parenting. This is choice paralysis but in parenting. In the...
read moreI <3 Boston
I was supposed to be writing a blog post today when I heard about the explosions in Boston. Which sent me into a tizzy of news watching, instead of writing. No matter. Like other life altering, horrific events of late, this one has left me feeling that the mundane things in life…potty training, questioning our parenting, nutritional choices…don’t really matter. Of course…they do. But maybe not today. My heart is heavy. And yet…the good guys have to win right? And we’re the good guys. And I have no recourse...
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