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Top 5 Prenatal Workout Safety Tips + 3 Mini Workouts by Trimester
Try the moves in these prenatal workout how-to videos with modifications by trimester from Sanders' DVD, and follow the safety tips Sanders recommends below to keep you and baby safe while making you a sexy mama.

Childcare Centers Going Green: A Guide for Parents
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 what she’s exposed to once you drop her off at daycare? More parents are looking for childcare facilities that are eco-friendly. Here's what to look for.

Kids’ Yoga: Get-Started Guide for Grade-Schoolers, Tweeners & Teens
Advice from kids' yoga teachers on how to get started with the right yoga program for your child. Includes yoga pose examples & benefits for kids at different ages & stages.

6 Rules for Feeding Your Toddler
Mealtime can be quite a frustrating experience. The best advice I can give you, as a mother and a pediatrician, is that children rarely starve themselves. So relax and try to incorporate these 6 rules for feeding your toddler.

Blogs

5 Tips to Optimize Your Nutrition for Vibrant Health

What exactly is "good nutrition?" Mark Hyman, M.D., shares five simple nutrition tips to obtain maximal health and wellness.

4 Reasons to Exercise Outside

The FIRM Master Instructor Kelly Branning explains how taking your fitness routine outside improves fitness, health and well-being.

Top 10 Stress-Busting Benefits of Exercise

Post these on your fridge for incredible workout motivation: 10 specific ways physical activity relieves stress and keeps you happy ...

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Calm Mom: 5 Ways to Be a Present Parent

8 Steps to an Eco-Friendly Nursery

10 Ways To Nurture Greatness In Your Child

Bug Off: DEET vs. Alternatives

Schools Offering Healthier Lunches

10 Ways to Get Kids to Eat Healthier

Sunscreens: More Harm than Good?

5 Eco-Friendly Kids’ Activities

Study Shows Yoga Boosts Kids' Grades

Yoga boosts attendance, test scores at Accelerated School

Is Your Child a Health Statistic? 4 Scary Facts, 8 Real Solutions

Inspiring Kids to Be Mind-Body Fit: Q&A with Yoga Kids Founder Marsha Wenig

Gaiam Media

Postnatal Time-Saver Mini Workout

Get back in shape with a safe postnatal workout routine created by trainer Patricia Moreno. From the bonus segments on the Growing Green Babies DVD by Gaiam.

How To Green Your Baby's Diaper

Did you know American babies go through 18 billion conventional disposable diapers each year? Whether you use green disposables or cloth, you can give the Earth a break by greening your baby's diaper.

Natural Relief During Pregnancy

Dr. Andrea Pennington offers natural remedies and solutions for those pesky symptoms that can pop up during pregnancy such as morning sickness, indigestion and back pain.

Same Argument Again? Stop It by Fixing the Upper Limit Problem

Keep having the same fight with your partner? Arguing at the same time every week? Relationship experts Gay and Katie Hendricks show how to shut down the next argument fast, and stop the cycle by expanding your feel-good "upper limit" — your capacity to enjoy positive energy.