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	<title>ecomii parenting blog</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Seeing the World through Baking and Traveling</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2010/02/08/seeing-the-world-through-baking-and-traveling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2010/02/08/seeing-the-world-through-baking-and-traveling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Fantom</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Green Activities]]></category>

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The Great Recession has taught us there’s more to life than granite countertops.
Someone said this to me recently, and I thought of it again when my co-worker Jessica Birk told me that she and her two sons, Craig, 4, and Brandon, 2, have started baking together every weekend.  Often they give their goodies away.
I don’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Toy Safety Backfire?</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/11/24/green-toy-safety-backfire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/11/24/green-toy-safety-backfire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Brown-Kuhn</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Product Safety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Toys]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[holidays]]></category>

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The mad rush for holiday toy shopping is on. This can be tricky territory for the health and eco-conscious parent. And now a new law designed to improve toy safety may end up reducing eco-friendly toy choices.
The Scoop 
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) sets mandatory safety standards for toys, clothes, and other items used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give Your Kids Consciousness for Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/11/13/give-your-kids-consciousness-for-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/11/13/give-your-kids-consciousness-for-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather O'Neill</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Eco-Friendly Merchants]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green Activities]]></category>

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As a native New Yorker, before I moved to California I thought drinking tea was New Age-y and I didn’t know a chakra from a hole in the wall. After five years in California I go to acupuncture, own a pair of Birkenstocks and my boyfriend’s mother is a healer. Fancy that.
The older I get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Research on Twins Confirms Genetic Role in Autism</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/11/10/new-research-on-twins-confirms-genetic-role-in-autism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/11/10/new-research-on-twins-confirms-genetic-role-in-autism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Oser</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category>

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There has been an unprecedented increase in recent years in the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).  A variety of elements are suspected of playing a role (see our recent post linking environmental toxins to autism).  
Researchers have known that a higher incidence of autism exists among twins¹, and this new study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baby Deluxe</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/11/03/baby-deluxe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/11/03/baby-deluxe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather O'Neill</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Eco-Friendly Merchants]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>

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With all of the delicious eco-friendly baby products on the market I often find myself coveting items made especially for infants. Recently I found myself fervently wishing that the Ruffle Blanket from Organica Deluxe would morph into an adult-sized wrap.
Alas, it did not.
One consolation is that if you wrap your baby in this delicious blanket [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Little Piggy Went Chemical-Free</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/10/29/this-little-piggy-went-chemical-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/10/29/this-little-piggy-went-chemical-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather O'Neill</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Eco-Friendly Merchants]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>

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What is more precious than your baby? Knowing that your baby is completely chemical-free. We brought some of our littlest road testers on board for the Nascar of bathing events to find the best phthalates- and paraben-free (and in most cases organic) products on the market. So get ready to get all lathered up.
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		<title>10 Environmental Toxins to Avoid</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/10/09/10-environmental-toxins-to-avoid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/10/09/10-environmental-toxins-to-avoid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Oser</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

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While still in the womb, children are exposed to chemicals that can impair normal growth and development. This internal pollution persists as we are exposed to environmental toxins throughout life. Chemicals accumulate and interact within the body, causing illness¹.
The range of maladies include, autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), epilepsy, Tourette syndrome and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Banner Day for Reuse</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/09/21/a-banner-day-for-reuse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/09/21/a-banner-day-for-reuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather O'Neill</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Eco-Friendly Merchants]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Family Time]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>

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For parents of school-aged children the beginning of the school year means the beginning of another season altogether: birthday party season.
Hosting an Earth-friendly birthday is no small feat for green-thinking parents but here is one part of the celebration that will earn you decoration from Mother Nature herself.
Celebrate your little one’s special day again and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America’s Next Top Bottle</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/09/18/america%e2%80%99s-next-top-bottle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/09/18/america%e2%80%99s-next-top-bottle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin O'Neill</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Eco-Friendly Merchants]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

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By now, you’ve probably seen the grim statistics about water bottles.  The issue seems to be getting more and more media coverage lately. In case you haven’t heard the case against bottled water, here’s a brief summary:
Pollution: 38 billion plastic water bottles are thrown out each year, contributing to a frightening “plastic stew” in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPA and Water Bottles: A Secret History</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/09/16/bpa-and-water-bottles-a-secret-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/parenting/2009/09/16/bpa-and-water-bottles-a-secret-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin O'Neill</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

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There’s a lot of talk and confusion about BPA recently…at least within the water bottle world.  Here’s the latest on the scandals, and a brief history of water bottles in America.  Hopefully this will clear up a few things and help you make an educated choice about buying water bottles for you and your family.
Nalgene
Remember [...]]]></description>
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