My daughter was finally potty trained at 2.5 years old and it was a long, drawn out process. I tried everything and even swore I would NEVER do the M...
I recently did a Baby Wearing TV segment offering tips to parents on how to choose a carrier. I was fortunate to be able to work with a baby carrier expert, Laurel of Bella Stella Baby http://www.bellastellababy.com/ who shared her valuable tips on...
I remember reviewing books like Baby Bargains, Consumer Reports and going to big box stores like BabiesRUs to test out car seats before Isabella was born. I had no idea that picking out a car seat and understanding how to use it was going to be like...
Everyone's heard the cliché "you are what you eat." And, it's true - your health is intimately connected to the foods and drinks you put in your mouth. But, have you ever stopped to consider what other impacts your food choices may...
By Gracie
Three years ago I received a phone call to my dorm room saying that my younger brother had suffered a seizure. I was shocked to say the least and ever since that night a lot of things have changed in my family. The best way to describe how...
I have so much to do the week of PURPLE DAY. Today I'm going to the local library, which I am totally stoked about, to read a book about Epilepsy to the kids. Then I'm going to my friend Tyler's house to hang out. I still get nervous about spending...
I wrote Feeding Baby Greene to help you learn how to teach your children to recognize and love healthy amounts of healthy foods, starting even before birth. That's what I call Nutritional Intelligence.
I'm proud to be with my dear friend and Howard Schiffer, CEO of Vitamin Angels working together in India.
This video was filmed live in Muhundapur India where we distributed vitamins 3,000 people. When we arrived, there were already over 1,000...
In the narrow strip of India that separates Nepal from Bangladesh lies a tiny rural village called Chenga. The village is surrounded by fields, each a patchwork mosaic of knee-high tea trees in various shades of green.
The fields are surrounded by...
When I travel, I try to eat and enjoy what my host sets before me, even if it might otherwise make me squeamish. Of course, I'll make my food preferences known if asked or if appropriate. But when the host has gone to great trouble or expense as a...
I've ridden the wooden Cyclone roller-coaster at Cony Island just one time. One minute and fifty seconds in the apple-red car, etched in time.
The spine-jarringly rough ride and being thrown from side to side as the car lurched through its turns...
The alarm on my otherwise useless cell phone went off at 5:30 am. We were leaving early to meet and distribute vitamins to the children of Bhatpara, the most remote village we had visited yet.
India is crowded. Even rural areas have bustling street...
To me the name Calcutta had long carried with it the idea of incalculable poverty and destitution, of Mother Theresa's work with the poorest of the poor. It was the epicenter of need.
But there are at least four levels of poverty below that found...
In the video above I discuss how to treat what I call F-Throat, or a sore throat caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum. It's an important health topic that you should know about, especially if you or someone you love is between the ages of 15 - 30....
What I call F-Throat, a sore throat caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum, is a common, important, treatable illness -- but because it doesn't show up on a strep test, it's usually missed. Knowing about it could save a life. Find out why in the video...
Here's a quick interview I did for HBTV at the Natural Products Expo held in Anaheim, California this past weekend. Among other things, we talked about a new disinfectant by Seventh Generation that is one of the biggest leaps forward in...
Each day 3,000 kids start smoking. One third of them will die from their addiction.
Most preschool children today view smoking as an unhealthy, negative behavior. Somewhere around the time of kindergarten, however, this often begins to change....
What’s the last thing a child touches before bed each night and the first thing he reaches for in the morning? For American kids between 8 and 18, there’s a good chance it’s a cell phone. But it’s not to talk. They spend 50% more time watching,...
Oh Candy! Can we really ask our kids to live without them? Well yes I suppose we can, we are already eating organically, reducing sugar, cutting out artificial additives all for the benefit of our health. However I have more than once sat in a Cafe...
For as long as I can remember early mornings have been my favorite time of day. When my kids were little I used to like to take my morning coffee and go sit on the front step and watch the world come to life - with 4 kids at home it was the only...
Last night while Jamie was at a meeting I cleaned the big covered deck off of my office.
Bosley (the puppy) has a habit of dragging everything and anything up there, and it needs to be swept regularly to keep it usable.
What about you? What was the...
Stephanie Bennett Vogt, MA., is the author of Your Spacious Self: Clear Your Clutter and Discover Who You Are and a leading expert in the field of space clearing. She writes and teaches internationally on topics of tending the home, restoring...
When a toddler or preschooler is still using a bottle to go to sleep, this choice has become a deeply ingrained habit. Weaning her from the bottle will require either finding an effective substitute, or using tremendous force to break the patterns. Click here for Dr. Greene’s tips for weaning a child from a bedtime bottle.
