Archives for Pink & Green Parenting
This Tangled short had us all laughing — and it’s FREE to watch!
Have a little time today you can spend with your kids and want to watch a short film? Here's the cutest little sequel to the movie Tangled, and you can…
Consumerism: research links it to negative consequences for children
Our baby Sam has hit his stride at three months: he's sleeping through the night, smiles spontaneously and has discovered his ability to vocalize. Everyone in the house is happy…
Mimimalist Mom in Cluttered Kid World: Tips for Surviving & Saving During the Tacky Twos
When I started putting my daughter's nursery together, I knew what I wanted: modern, neutral colors. Cute organic Euro-designed wood toys (all gifts or found at the second-hand store). Lots…
Pink and Green Parenting: Five Reasons for Queer Parents to Vote
When I post my next Queercents article, we'll have a new president-elect. Yipee! (Hopefully, that yipee isn't ) For those of us still shell-shocked from the disaster of 2004 (not…
Pink and Green Parenting: DIY Toddler Toys for the Craft-Impaired
Toddlers love toys. They crave novelty, and are rather fickle: yesterday's favorite plushy is quickly abandoned for the allure of a new board book. And they love noise'”making it, hearing…
Pink & Green Parenting: Greening Your Back-to-School Preparations (and Saving Some Greenbacks, Too)
It's only early August, and yet you're already probably inundated with back-to-school advertising! My advice is to enjoy the ever-shrinking summer while it lasts, but here are some tips for…
Blinded by the White (Zinc Oxide): Cheap and Safe Ways to Protect Your Kids from the Sun
Thanks to global warming, it's already hit 80 degrees a few times here in DC. My daughter loves being outdoors, but with skin cancer rates rising nationwide, and with her…
Pink & Green Parenting: Good News on the Pink (Onesies), Bad News on the Green (BPA Bottles)
Here are a few updates that might be useful to those of you who have been reading this column. In a previous post, I expressed my angst about having purchased…
Pink & Green Parenting: Of Toxins, Organics, and the Costs of Lax Labeling
Buried in this week's headlines about the election, sex scandals, and so on, was this item: 'œToxins Found in Leading Organic Brands'. Upsetting, no? New tests show that known (and…
Pink & Green Parenting: DIY Shower Gifts
It's finally spring, which means'¦ it's baby shower season. I'm up to my ears in showers; I have four friends who are so pregnant they're about to pop, and one…