The Green Parent

What’s better than a box full of eco friendly products for you and your baby? Our friends at EcoSalon, the web’s go-to place for eco-savvy culture and fashion publication, have handpicked the best of the best in eco and sustainable Mom and Baby products that are good for the little ones and the environment, and we’re lucky enough to [...]

  This week’s Wordless Wednesday is not quite wordless, but I think in this case you don’t even need the words to understand the point that’s being made…

I’ve had these resolutions knocking around in my head since we first rang in 2012 a few weeks ago.  I decided to follow my own advice and write them down so that I can make sure they actually happen.  So without further ado, here are my top resolutions for 2012. 1. Spend more time on [...]

Wordless Wednesday had to be postponed yesterday as this site went dark in support of the Stop SOPA movement. And since the kids are off from school tomorrow (teacher workday,) I thought I would give you your Wordless Wednesday and Friday Funny post all rolled into one neat little package.  Enjoy and have a great [...]

I’ve decided to launch a new series on this site entitled Monday Meditations. The idea is to take a minute before diving into the week to reflect on a quote, story, poem, or photo.  And what better Monday to start such an endeavor than this Monday – Martin Luther Kinh, Jr. Day.  There was no [...]

by Andrea Woroch Remember all those tips saying you should cook rather than eat out? Well the USDA says we might just be wrong about that in the near future. A recent study by the government agency estimated the price gap between eating at home and dining out will narrow even further in 2012. Grocery prices [...]

    by Deanna Duke author, The Non-Toxic Avenger: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You   Choosing to eliminate toxins from your environment poses a lot of issues, not just with figuring out what the heck they are to begin with and what to replace them with, but also how to convince the rest [...]

Full disclosure: Ford has paid for my airfare and hotel (and they’re feeding me pretty darn well too,) to attend the North American International Auto Show.  But the trip came with no strings attached.  I didn’t have to write about any of the Ford models.  I didn’t have to write about anything at all.  I [...]

by Ashley Grimaldo Regardless of your nostalgic, Christmas-morning-frenzy memories, you’ll quickly learn that a no-holds-barred approach doesn’t go over well with your toddler — especially on the most anticipated morning of the year. Don’t wing it Christmas morning. Get a game plan together now so that your entire family can enjoy the holidays without going [...]

By Vanessa Van Petten, creator of RadicalParenting.com a parenting website written from the teen perspective to help parents understand them. She is also the author of the parenting book, Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I’m Grounded?   When I was 16 I thought it was my Dad’s goal in life to make [...]

Last week, I embarked on a new mission.  My local town challenged me to find as many items on my shopping list as possible right in my downtown area, rather than travel to larger towns with bigger stores and/or point-and-click my shopping online.  The result: a three-month  Buy Local Challenge, during which time I aim [...]

Here’s the good news: I went to New York City this weekend with two other mom friends for a little R&R and city fun.  It was great to get a break and visit such a cool city.  It’s been 15 years and 2 kids since I’ve been to the Big Apple so it was fun [...]

This morning’s meter reading (89204 KWH) shows that we used 43 KWH of energy yesterday, which is not too shabby but not too great . If we keep up that rate, we’ll use 1333 KWH for the month of March, which is more than we used in March, 2009; but less than we used in [...]

My meter reading this morning: 89161 Can you guess what this month’s eco-challenge is?  That’s right, I’m cranking down the energy use in my home.  I’ve done this before.  But this month, I’m going to do it smarter.   Like most green bloggers, I’ve written tons of articles of the years on saving energy.  Heck, [...]

My challenge this month was plastic: to buy less of it, throw away less of it, and learn more about the alternatives to it that could keep things running smoothly in my family without it.   Well, I’m here to tell you folks that I failed.  Excuses?  I got a ton of ‘em.  First there [...]