Which Occupational Therapy Activities Are Best for Toddlers’ Development?
There are plenty of art skills from Montessori schooling that are helpful in occupational therapy settings
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Eco-Friendly Playgrounds: How Schools and Parks Are Reducing Their Environmental Footprint
One of the main concerns with using sustainable materials is that it won’t look like a modernized playground. This couldn’t be farther from the truth! Many of these recycled, sustainable materials can be painted and purchased in fun and vibrant colors. You may just be surprised to see the possibilities. And upon first glance, many visitors may not even realize that the playground is eco-friendly in the first place.
How Eco-Friendly Playgrounds Are Reshaping Community Green Spaces
An eco-friendly playground goes a long way toward saving the city money. This is obviously also true for schools and churches that want to create new play spaces for the kids. The equipment can come in at a lower cost because the materials have been repurposed.
Toxins in tiny bodies: American children are carrying invisible chemical burden
Chemical exposures were highest among younger toddlers and racial/ethnic minorities, reflecting systemic environmental injustice. While some older chemicals like triclosan and certain phthalates are decreasing (likely due to public pressure and reformulations), new unregulated substitutes like DINCH and emerging pesticides are on the rise.
At risk for MS? Give baby and mom sun exposure
Getting sun and the association with MS.
C-section babies benefit from poo milkshakes, new study
A baby born with a C-section can have better immunity in the gut if the child is exposed to mom's fecal biome
These environmentalists want people to go extinct to save the planet
About 25 years ago when the environment movement was becoming a thing, we heard the strangest idea: that people were opting out of having children to save the planet. We spent a few days with an editor at Grist magazine in Helsinki who told us she is child-free and proud –– here is her essay. […]
A map of where love lives in your brain
New imaging of the brain may shed light on why we use the same word for such a diverse collection of human experiences, called love.
Our kids have junk inside their bones
Kids and the food they eat. Parents know that junk food affects their teeth, their BMI and their mood –– and now scientists see worrying and long-lasting effects on the bones of children who consume junk food.
Vegan protein powder targets picky eaters
If kids don't grow tall enough, should we give them a foodtech grow drink?
Pregnant as a global nomad
My life, for the past few years, has been anything but common. So when I found out of was expecting a baby – roughly 32 weeks ago – I knew my pregnancy wouldn’t go by the book either. Any pregnancy is a rollercoaster ride of hormones and emotions, causing amazing and unexpected changes to your […]
Understanding The Laws Of Becoming A Legal Guardian
In Islam a woman makes a child hers by breastfeeding. In the West laws are not so simple. Becoming a legal guardian to a new child can be an exciting and rewarding task. Of course, the process won’t be that easy or simple, but when all is said and done, you will be glad you took the approach.
sOccket, a Fun-Powered Energy Ball Kids Kick for Power
Turning child’s play into power Fun seems to be the one truly unlimited source of free energy. You can find it in the mountain villages of Turkey, the narrow streets of Jerusalem and the dusty villages of Jordan. Somewhere in Tehran or Cairo or Istanbul even as you read this, this energy is being generated […]
Gardening For Fruit With the Kids At Home
A few months ago together with three enthusiastic family kids I started a gardening experiment: growing fruits out of the seeds we collected from fruits we ate, just planting it in the backyard. We used tomato, watermelon and melon seeds, the kids even made signs for each. Though all seeds sprouted, the watermelon seedling was first […]
BPA Chemical Banned from Baby Bottles, Cups in the US
America, next to some European countries, has the most stringent environmental policies on health and safety. In 2008 America’s Food and Health Administrations (the FDA) declared BPA, or bisphenol A, an estrogen mimic used in plastics, as safe. But in 2010 it started backpedaling over concerns that it might have health risks, especially in children. […]