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Are mom's worried about the wrong things? How to keep your child safe in today's toxic world.

Posted by The Green Mama on Aug 10, 2011
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I’ve had a slew of Ask the Green Mama questions recently that boil down to this: What are real dangers and what are the imagined dangers of parenting? This is at the heart of most questions, isn’t it? What will really kill my baby and what is actually not worth the stress of the worry. 

Of course, much of this we just don’t know. Parenting is risky, because life is full of unknowns. Today’s science, however, is telling us much about where our worry line should be.

Here’s what we do know.

The CPSIA Today: Kid's Toys, Clothes, and Thrifting

Posted by The Green Mama on Feb 16, 2009
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I feel sorry for kids like I was: ones whose parents dress them from the Salvation Army. Being hip on a resale budget won’t be possible for awhile, as resale retailers like the  Salvation Army have responded to the CPSIA by pulling children’s clothes off the shelves that contain zippers, buttons, and the like.

Playroom Alert: 1/3 Toxic Toys

Posted by The Green Mama on Jan 05, 2009
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CPSIA: Don't Throw the Baby Out with the Bath Water!

Posted by The Green Mama on Dec 22, 2008
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Toys have become a nightmare for many parents: 80% of the toys in this country are made in China and the toy recalls have shown how very little oversight ever goes into toys imported into this country.

Save Small Businesses From the CPSIA

Posted by The Green Mama on Sep 02, 2008
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Small, green businesses that make children's products are facing their doom.   The Consumer Product Safety Imporvement Act will go into effect on February 10, 2009.  This act provides an important service regulating lead and phthalates in children's products.  However, the law will unecessarily punish small, green businesses and put an end to many of the healthiest, safest chi

Welcome to the Green Mama Blog

Posted by The Green Mama on Dec 27, 2007
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Welcome to the Green Mama Blog

My husband and I are environmentalists the way some people are Artists, or Christians, or Democrats. It defines how we live—how we shop, who we hang out with, what we read, and, of course, how we parent.

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