I have wonderful news about toys!
The exciting, groundbreaking CPSC reform act, overwhelmingly approved by both the Senate and the House this summer, starts the countdown toward safer toys for your children. This act bans lead and toxic phthalates in children’s toys and requires third-party safety certification before toys go on the market. Plus, you’ll have [...]

We love to spend the holidays together, but this year we’ll be a little scattered. On Thanksgiving Day I’ll be curled up in a quiet house with a draft of my upcoming book and a steaming bowl of organic jambalaya. Cheryl will drive in from her families’ home that evening, and we’ll give our thanks [...]

With all of the news about finding lead in toys, one possible lead source that hasn’t gotten much attention is the lead found in strands of holiday lights. Throughout the year, many of us keep our festive lights in a box, waiting for the holiday season. The lights we pull out when we decorate our [...]

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently doubled their recommended daily amount of vitamin D for our kids – and many kids weren’t getting enough even before this change. The more closely we look at vitamin D, the more we learn about how important this sunshine vitamin is to both short and long-term health for children. [...]

What should we do? Since 2002, chronic prescription medication use in children 5 to 19 years old has skyrocketed, according to a study in the November 2008 Pediatrics. Leading the way, prescriptions for type 2 diabetes in kids have more than doubled, with the highest rise in girls aged 10 to 14. Asthma medication use [...]