If you use cloth diapers for your babies and if you are looking for waste-free, reusable products in the rest of your life, it’s a natural next step to keep the change coming and use cloth menstrual pads or a diva cup. Getting started is easy. The quickest way to start: borrow your baby’s diaper … Read more
Once you add an extra 30lbs of weight right up front during pregnancy, your body needs extra support. Abdominal exercises can give you that support, and a pregnancy support band can give you more help when needed. Ideally, exercises throughout your pregnancy will build your abdominal muscles to support the weight of your growing baby. … Read more
With holidays coming up, many of us are planning picnics. To help your children, especially very young children, have a good time, it helps to think ahead and anticipate what they will need during the day. We have a few tips for successful picnics with kids. 1. Eat Slow-burn Foods for BreakfastIf your picnic happens … Read more
If I’m going to recommend buying stuff on a week dedicated to living more environmentally friendly lives, I have to have very tight rules—and I do. Rules for inclusion on my list of best products for reducing the need for stuff: Must be reusable. Must prevent buying and using more stuff by replacing something commonly thrown away. … Read more
Whether you are bringing indoors evergreen boughs, a whole tree, or just a smaller reminder of the turning of the seasons, decorating with nature helps your child to connect with nature and the cycle of life, death, and new life. This year, I adapted a velvet acorns project I found in a surprise issue of Better Homes … Read more