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Creating a Safe and Eco-Friendly Backyard for Your Children

Creating Eco and Child-Friendly Outdoor Spaces | Eco-Mothering.com

This is a guest post by Patricia Dimick Children have an innate desire to be outside to burn off extra energy and experience nature. Yet it can be difficult to send children outside if there is not a safe place for them to play. With these helpful hints, some planning and thrifty purchases, you can create your own safe and eco-friendly backyard using recycled and repurposed materials. Creating a Safe Space When your tiny little bundles of joy get their feet under command, they are impossible to keep up with, and a fence may be necessary. Enclose the entire area with no more than five inches between slats. The open/close or locking mechanisms of the doors should be installed out of the reach of tiny “Houdini” hands. All parts of the fencing should be checked for holes or sharp areas. Look into sustainable fence options. You should get down to … Continue reading →

Infographic: Improve Your Home and Health with Feng Shui

By Donna DeForbes | September 12, 2013 - 5:30 am | Graphics, Guest Posts, Home and Garden

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This is a guest post by Marcela de Vivo. When it comes to your overall health and happiness, there is only so much that a well-balanced diet and daily exercise can do. Did you know that the environment you live and work in affects your health as well? Energy (or “Qi”) is continuously flowing around us, whether we are aware of it or not. The way in which you arrange your furniture, the colors you choose for each room and the lighting in a certain space can greatly impact this energy. If your home or office is cluttered and dark, the energy you feel will be the same. Make sure you are living in harmony with your natural surroundings, rather than disrupting it. To do this, you’ll want to incorporate the five elements of Feng Shui (fire, water, earth, metal and wood) into your personal space. As demonstrated in the … Continue reading →

Four Benefits of Breastfeeding

By Donna DeForbes | February 19, 2013 - 7:00 am | Guest Posts, Pregnancy and Birth, Wellness

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This is guest post from Amanda Carlson, a former newborn care nurse. Many mothers are overwhelmed when it comes to breastfeeding. Should they or shouldn’t they? Is it better for the baby or not? What about the mother? Well, here are four reasons that breastfeeding is a good idea. Healthier Baby First of all, studies have shown that breastfed babies are healthier overall. They have fewer ear infections, and the immune boosting power of the first breast milk that the mother’s body produces is essential to helping the baby produce antibodies of her own. Even allergies are reduced by breastfeeding. There is a lowered chance of diabetes and tooth decay in breastfed babies as well. Healthier Mother When mothers breastfeed, they get many benefits. They reduce their chances of cancers like ovarian, breast and uterine. They also reduce their chances of getting osteoporosis, and diabetic mothers have fewer issues … Continue reading →