Article Archive for Health Minded Parenting

Are homemade birthday gifts good enough? Yar!

Mail came for my daughter, Georgia. “A Pirate Party!” she could tell. “What does it say?” “You’re invited to a Pirate Party for...

If you chose low-VOC paint, eco-friendly diapers or organic baby food to help give your child the right start, don't you wonder...

When things are good, when I’ve had enough sleep, sex and solitude (and not necessarily in that order) I try to be a Zen Parent...

Mealtime can be quite a frustrating experience. The best advice I can give you, as a mother and a pediatrician, is that children...

Making diaper duty less of a mess is something every new parent can rally behind. But how much of a mess will your choice of...

When it comes to my daughter's lunches, there's certainly much more to think about these days than when my mom packed PB&J...

When Brooke Thomas’ 5-month-old son, Gus, had a seizure, she immediately took him to see the family’s conventional medicine...

Kids across the country recently closed their books, put down their pencils and adjusted their inner clocks to the unstructured...

A Q&A with EarthTalk, republished with permission Are sunscreens safe? Which ones do you recommend that will protect my skin...

As a working mother of a 15-month-old, I’m constantly seeking the balance between work, family and my “inner” life. Some days I...