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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.

Linda Solomon's 5 tips for walking to school with your kid

Posted by The Green Mama on Nov 29, 2010
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In this guest blog, Linda Solomon of the Vancouver Observer discusses how to make walking to school fun for kids.

What's in Your Water? Bottled vs. Tap

Posted by Cecelia on Apr 05, 2010
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(originally published on Chicago Now)

De Fietsfabriek: The Car-go Bike

Posted by The Green Mama on May 29, 2009
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You can have children in Chicago without a car and do it well. One of the great advantages to living in this city is how relatively easy it is to live without a car.  Easy, and it will save more than $7,000 a year for each car you are not paying to own and operate, according to the Center for Neighborhood Technology.

The Green Mama takes on Forbes' Miserable City Index

Posted by The Green Mama on Mar 12, 2009
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Last year they told New Yorkers they were miserable.  This year, they are telling Chicagoans we are even more miserable.  It’s enough to make a mama lose faith in the world’s business leaders that Forbes claims to represent.  (Oh, wait, too late.)

Just say “No” to strollers? Maybe.

Posted by The Green Mama on Jun 19, 2008
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A few other moms and I were walking in the park the other day and the subject of our strollers came up. “Ugh, I hate this stroller,” my friend complained as she kicked at its sleek, $800 dollar frame while trying to maneuver the tire out of the sand trap. The other moms sighed in agreement and cast disparaging looks at their own expensive strollers. I started to jump into my usual enthusiastic cheer for my Phil and Teds e3 (which converts to a double stroller and a jogger without taking up any additional footprint), but then I stopped.

Taxis, carseats, and transit... oh my!

Posted by The Green Mama on Mar 02, 2008
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It’s another day as a car-free mother of a toddler and I’m standing on the corner with Zella Rose in her sling and a huge, toddler carseat at my side. I called a taxi but it never came. So, I’ve dragged the carseat, the baby, and all the baby’s stuff to the corner. Empty taxis are swooshing by me. Some slow down, but none of them stop.

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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