Raising Healthy Kids

Note: No, Paige did not eat the Snickers bar. She’s six months old for crying out loud. Do you think I am nuts?

I’m sure that many mothers are looking forward to lazy mornings of sleeping in and breakfast in bed. But I’m no fool. After three years of motherhood, I know that ain’t happening here. Perhaps someday I can guilt them all into it. For now, I will take my personal treat of sleeping until 6 instead …

The Scene: Eating dinner with the family. Paige in her Exersaucer next to the table. Paige: {{Shriek, shriek!}} Will: (Leaning over the side of his highchair to see her.) It’s okay, Paige. I love you.

August is blueberry picking time in Connecticut. This post looks back on a trip with my 2-year-old son, Will, to pick berries and take a hayride.

Back in April, Kalyn posted a question to me here. I tactfully (or perhaps not so tactfully) ignored it because it wasn’t one I was ready to answer in public. But I think I have waited a sufficient amount of time now. So, the answer is yes, Kalyn, I am pregnant. Will, my sweet little …

. . . and now I have. (You can read about my decision here.) Goodbye melamine! Hello Corelle!

As a mother of a young child, I am constantly on the prowl for what’s safe and what isn’t. In my house, we avoid partially hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup and microwaving plastic. But until this week, I hadn’t given a thought to the melamine plates that my son eats from. After all, the …

Have you ever thought of making food for baby? Here’s what (and where) I have learned about making and storing homemade baby food. Did you know that the typical ice cube tray holds about one ounce of food? Or that one pear makes roughly four ounces of pureed food? You wouldn’t believe all the baby …

I never thought about pesticide residue that could be on my produce before I had Will. And while I thought it was odd that apples in the store were so shiny and glossy, and broccoli had that white patina, I just didn’t put one and one together. Now I am on a mission to remove …