Does Your Child Have Nature Deficit Disorder?
Remember the good old days, when your mom told you to go outside to play all day and just to be sure to come home when the streetlights came on? Yeah, me neither (nor do most of my friends). But my
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Editors’ Favorite Inhabitots Stories of 2012 – Vote For Your Top Pick!
Lead image © Bella Luna As the editors of Inhabitots, we’re fans of every story we publish. But a few select standouts really inspired us over the past year, and we wanted to shine a spotlight on
6 Most Popular Inhabitots Stories of 2012 – Vote For Your Favorite!
Before we ring in a new year, we’re taking a look back at the most popular Inhabitots stories of 2012, as determined by YOU, our loyal readers! The stories that really resonated with you over the
Top 7 Baby & Kids Green Design Products of 2012: Vote for Your Fave
Each passing year since the inception of Inhabitots brings with it an enchanting new array of modern green designs for babies and kids — and we love the fact that our job requires us to report on
Inhabitots’ Top 6 Parenting News Stories of 2012
Breaking news, fascinating news, informative news — we’ve spent 2012 unearthing, decoding and reporting on stories that range from ridiculous (oral sex cures morning sickness!?) and
Johnson & Johnson Says No More Chemicals… Again as Consumers Wait for Action
In the fall of 2011, Johnson & Johnson, makers of all-things baby care related, released a statement that they’d soon be phasing out chemicals in their products. This statement came about after
Japanese Company Creates Realistic 3D Fetus Replicas as Pregnancy Mementos
We’ve seen some quirky and downright creepy ways to commemorate your pregnancy in the past, and now we’ve found another weird one for the unnecessary baby product file. Japanese engineering
HOW TO: Get Over Breastfeeding Resentment
Breast is best. If you haven’t had this pounded into your head yet, just wait until you’re pregnant or a new mama. We here at Inhabitots agree. Breast is best. Breast milk offers perfect
New York City Kicks Off Major Pro-breastfeeding Program in City Hospitals
Newborn baby girl image from Shutterstock Starting September 3, New York City will kick off what the Latch On NYC initiative, which the NY Post is calling, “The most restrictive pro-breast-milk
Study: Extreme Mothering May Harm Moms and Kids
Mothers who look at parenting as if it’s an extreme sport may be doing more harm than good; both to their kids and themselves. At least that’s the theory behind a new study from the University
Doctors Petition USDA to Remove Milk from School Lunches
On July 19, the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), filed a petition (pdf) asking the USDA to remove milk as a required food from the national school lunch program. The PCRM
UCLA Researchers Find American Families Have Too Much Stuff and Too Little Time
Families drowning in too much stuff is the focus of a new book, Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century: 32 Families Open Their Doors, by researchers at UCLA’s Center on Everyday Lives of Families
Years After Baby Bottle Manufacturers Stop Using BPA the FDA Decides to Officially Ban It
Baby bottle manufacturers voluntarily haven’t used bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles for years. In fact, you’re hard-pressed to find BPA laden baby bottles at all at this point. Apparently,
Is America Ready for a Breastfeeding Reality TV Show?
The small blue-eyed girl sucks a breast close up – Shutterstock There’s a new extended breastfeeding reality TV show coming to your living room soon. According to the New York Post, Collins
German Court Outlaws Circumcision for Baby Boys
Circumcision bans have been proposed here in the U.S., but so far policy surrounding circumcision haven’t been mandated. In Germany however, things are now a little different. Recently, a German
Study Links Spanking Kids and Other Mild Physical Punishment to Mental Disorders
Little child boy wall corner – Image from Shutterstock During spanking debates (which are frequent among parents everywhere) most pro-spankers tend to say that only severe child abuse, not simply
Disney Places Major Restrictions on Junk Food Ads
In an effort to address concerns about the role kids entertainment plays in the growing childhood obesity epidemic, Walt Disney Company announced new healthier standards regarding food advertising on
CellScope Smartphone Device Allows Parents to Diagnose Ear Infections at Home
The U.S. National Library of Medicine says that ear infections are one of the most common illnesses in babies and young children. In fact, more than 3 out of 4 kids have had at least one ear infection by
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