Parents are often surprised when I tell them that a great number of the products we use in our homes are not necessarily evaluated and declared safe by a government entity.
Breast feeding may help protect you from a painful, sometimes even crippling, condition later in life. Okay, I don't think this benefit will be the deciding factor for starting or continuing breastfeeding for many women, but Swedish researchers...
Hey you guys! My grandma wanted me to write in to tell you about the Seventh Generation diapers we use at our house.
I have to tell you these Chlorine Free diapers from Seventh Generation are the best! I first tried the seventh generation diapers...
A cotton mattress is at the TOP of Dr. Greene’s essential list of must-have products for baby. Baby spends hours every day with his face against his crib mattress, and conventional crib mattresses are made with PVC, filled with polyurethane...
We've enjoyed a lot of the natural wood toys and games from Haba, like the Pete the Pirate Game. Silly Goose Toys also carries other Haba games, as well as a whole "Green Eco Toys" section. You can find other Haba toys and games and lots...
Dr. Greene and I both believe strongly that breastfeeding is best. But when baby needs a bottle, for pumped breast milk or formula, BornFree bottles are the best you can choose.
When a product has a great concept, safe ingredients and a touching story behind it, it’s definitely going to end up on Parents’ Picks!
I discovered Under the Nile products while Alan and I were prepping for a spot on a national TV show...
This is one of my all-time family favorites! It’s a touch of canasta, rummy and poker; part strategy, part observation, part luck. I love that people always have fun playing – win or lose.
This is the ultimate "what if?" game – a virtual “time machine in a box.” The cards are dealt and time marches forward, but what if something happened to change the past? How would that impact the future? There are...
Ever think you’ve got life figured out then something comes along and changes the rules? Welcome to the theme of Fluxx, another of the Greene family games I love to share.
The rules are simple, and it takes about a minute to jump right in. You...
Ok, perhaps no kid ever put “toothbrush” on his holiday wish list, but the Radius Scuba Toothbrush makes a great stocking stuffer for the whole family. There are models specially made for lefties and righties. This toothbrush is constructed to fit...
Not to be corny, but I “connect” with Connect Four. I think it came out when I was a kid – I can’t exactly remember, but it was so darn cool. In the days before 3D video games, here was a clever game that was delightfully...
I’m so excited that through Parents’ Picks I’ll be able to give you a glimpse into the wonderful games that are a part of the Greene family household.
There are so many that we enjoy, but we wanted to start with Cathedral, where...
I really searched hard for this wonderful little toy. I wanted something safe and colorful that little fingers could manipulate. The Wonderworld Twisty Moby is exactly what I wanted! The company uses the wood from rubber trees that would normally be...
Join me in my mission to save the planet one bag at a time!
I’m dedicated to not using new plastic bags because they cannot be recycled in most recycling bins, and if just one gets into a batch of recycling plastics, they may have to throw out...
Do you want to gather family and friends for some good old fashioned fun? Are you and the office group stressed beyond belief? Ready for some tears streaming down the face, OMG my stomach hurts laughter? Then you are ready for Quelf!
I first heard...
The Power Juicer was one of the first juicers on the market, and it bears the endorsement of the ultimate fitness guru, Jack LaLanne.
This is one of my favorite kitchen tools, a commercial-quality work horse that I can’t live without. You can...
One of the best gifts you can give to your little ones is to connect them with the food they eat! Alan and I love children’s gardening tools like the set from Threesixty Innovation’s Little Garden Angels collection.
Gardening toys help...
I was at my parents’ house a few weeks ago, and I’ve never seen my nephews amuse themselves (and us) for so long! They set up this cool little play mailbox, and each one had a pile of “mail” to deliver and pick up.
This is all the incentive you need to get your family to drink more water. I keep our Lemonade Jar on the counter, and it looks beautiful. Most days we fill it with ice and add some fruit, vegetable, or spice to the water. Every time we walk into...
With the host of information on the Internet, parents can find much more information about health issues. Thus, when parents write us these days, they’ve sometimes diagnosed the problem themselves and are asking more about treatment options.
We were thrilled when Tara Parker Pope of the New York Times contacted Dr. Greene to discuss the serious pediatric issue now in the news -- "8-Year-Olds on Statins? A New Plan Quickly Bites Back". Read the full New York Times article or Dr. Greene...
Parenting.com did a great job of summarizing Dr. Greene’s message about choosing organic foods when it comes to shopping for your family. Stephanie Wood got it right when she said that some organic choices have a bigger impact than others....
