Category Archives: Parenting
Tips for Simple Meal Planning
In my new life in the mountains, I find myself spending more time cooking and baking. As a result, two things have happened: first, I am eating in a new way (more on this to come) and second, I feel like I am finally getting into a flow of meal planning, simplifying meal preparation and [...]
Keeping Your Kids at the Table
For many of us, it’s rare to take the time to sit down and enjoy a meal at the table these days. And when you have kids, it can be even more challenging. There are some dinners where my children (and let’s be honest, my husband too) are up and down so many times that [...]
Back To School: Setting Intentions for the New School Year
When I was a child, I used to think the New Year began with the start of school. In many ways, for parents and children the first day of school is as significant as New Year’s day. As with the new calendar year, the new school year is a great time to reflect on the [...]
Celebrating with Natural Sweets!
My sister and I grew up with big holiday celebrations. Both our parents really enjoyed making a fuss out of the holidays by decorating the house and cooking big meals. Part of the magic of these celebrations was the abundance of sweets—ice cream and popsicles on the Fourth of July, candy canes in Christmas stockings, [...]
Ten Do’s and Don’ts When Decorating Your Baby’s Nursery
To celebrate the release of our new iPhone app Peaceful Nursery: Healthy, Green Tips for Your Baby’s Room and our eGuide Laura and Alison’s Guide to Creating a Healthy Green Baby Nursery, we wanted to share these ten tips for decorating your baby’s room. Creating a nursery is a special and exciting time. But when [...]
Tips for Promoting Harmony Among Siblings At Home
We were thrilled when Suze Yalof Schwartz posted our tips about how to promote harmony among quarreling siblings and how to improve your love life with Feng Shui on her fabulous blog Dwellers Without Decorators (check out her gorgeous blog for a daily dose of pure inspiration). As sisters (whose mother used to draw an imaginary [...]
Getting Your Kids Out The Door: Eight Tips for a Peaceful Morning
Some mornings getting your kids ready for school and out the door can be chaotic. But when you’re prepared, you can give yourself and your children the gift of a peaceful morning. We’ve all experienced the stress of being late, and sometimes we rush our children and occasionally even lose our patience. It can then [...]
Slowing Down With Our Children
I have noticed how easy it is to constantly rush my children. I’ve also realized how unfair, and probably unhealthy, it is to expect my children to live life at my pace. Children move at a different speed. A speed that I should probably try! Recently, I have made a conscious effort to slow down [...]
Ten Tips for Traveling With an Infant
… and bonus toddler tips! With the holidays approaching many of us will be taking to the roads, or the air, to see our families… There is no question making the journey with young children in tow can be challenging, but the more prepared you are the better chance your trip will be enjoyable. In [...]
The Power of Listening to Your Children
Sometimes we get so caught up worrying about how we will talk to our children that we forget to listen! Yet, listening can be very powerful. I think that children, like adults, have a very strong need to be truly heard. Not only heard for what they are saying on the surface, but for the [...]
