Have you ever wondered just what you were putting into your mouth each night when you brush your teeth? Or more to the point, what your child is swallowing (yes, lets face it, most 2-6 year olds are swallowers!) each night? Lets have a look at the typical ingredients of tooth paste: Fluoride is the most common active ingredient in tooth paste. In more than trace amounts Fluoride has been shown to be extremely toxic - so much so, the FDA in the US has insisted on warning labels being placed
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8 Interesting And Educational Outings
There is always fun to be had in every part of the world. Depending on whether you are rural or city, will limit some options. 1. Zoo. As a kid I loved going to the zoo. The animals were all so interesting and living in the city, it was unusual to see anything else other than pigeons or crows/r
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Green Cleaning: 8 Eco Friendly Ways
Cleaning your home is always a big concern especially if you have children. The vast amounts of chemicals used in most of these products are continuously being linked to allergies and other diseases. So here is a list of ways you can clean your home without any nasty chemicals. 1. General Clean
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How To Make A Toddler Hand Cast
Life casting is a lot of fun, I've casted one of my pregnant bellies, my dog's paw, and my children's hands. It's a neat way to make a 3d memento of when they were so little! There are several commercial kits you can buy to make a cast - but the bits and pieces you'll need are readily available
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Natural Sunscreen Recipe
Everyone needs a little bit of sunshine to get their vitamin D, it's healthy. What's not healthy is over exposure to the sun. Sunburn increases the risk of dangerous skin cancers. Did you know however, that many of our commercial sunblocks and sunscreens can also increase your risks of cancer?
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Chores or Responsibility
Many children will get an allowance or money for doing their chores or work around the house. But this doesn't necessarily instill a sense of responsibility in the child. If the money goes away, so do the tasks they normally perform.This is meant to teach them responsibility, but it only ever see
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The commencement of puberty signifies the beginning of your son's passage into manhood. Traditional cultures often have elaborate rites of passage that they perform for the boy becoming a man - involving fasting, scarification, isolation, and hunting practises. In our Western culture we've largely lost the connection with the sacred commencement of manhood, our rites of passage are high school, legal drinking age, and obtaining a drivers license. None of them are particularly spiritual, n
Menstruation or periods marks the beginning of womanhood. The transition from child, to woman. In many cultures this period in a woman's life is met with celebration, as the menstrual period is sacred, powerful, and even taboo. (Many cultures forbid sexual intercourse during the menstrual period) The onset of periods usually begins around ages 11-14, with a very wide variance. Some young women have their first cycle as early as 9 years old, others as late as into their twenties. Provided yo
Wooden toys have been around for millennium, yet plastic toys have invaded our society since the 20th century and are now the most common type of toy. But the benefits for wooden toys are far greater than the plastic equivalent. They involve your child. By this I mean your child must physically interact with the toy, there is no button to press, then your child sits back and watches it do it's thing. Your child must manually push, pull, turn, or connect parts of the wooden toy. This lead
We all remember that moment. The arrival of our child into the world. However it is brought into this world as soon as it does, your life changes forever. A little baby completely dependant upon on us to survive, to learn and grow. It is a great day. But what do we do now? There are such a vast amount of things we need to do in today's age, regardless of whether we follow our instincts or advice. It is the beginning of a life long journey that will teach us more than we thought we could lea





























