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The Best Car Diffusers {Essential Oil Diffusers for Cars}
When I first started moving towards natural products, getting rid of the air fresheners that were filled with perfumes and toxic chemicals was one of the first things I did in our home (you can read about natural nursery fresheners here). One of the best ways to get your home smelling wonderful in a natural way is by diffusing essential oils. But what about the car? RELATED: The Toxin Free Home (Tips to Create a Non-Toxic Home) RELATED: 6 Natural Ways to Freshen Your Nursery and Home Now as my kids have gotten a little older, the car has had some – uh – interesting smells! There was the time I forgot a…
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Spring Names {Spring Baby Names with Meanings}
Choosing the perfect baby name for your little one is daunting for a lot of parents. But if you’re having a baby in the spring, or spring is your favorite season, you’re gonna want to consider names meaning spring! Names that mean spring can bring the light-hearted and promising feel to your baby’s name – no matter their gender. PIN FOR LATER Spring Names for Girls Girl names and names for spring go hand in hand. There are so many options with spring flowers names, other names for spring, and beautiful spring theme names. Let’s get started with the names and meaning of the names! Related: Winter Names for Your Winter…
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Winter Names for Your Winter Baby (Winter Baby Names with Meanings)
Popular baby names come and go, but names for winter babies can be especially fun! Winter girl names and winter boy names can be old-fashioned baby names, or vintage baby names, or might be an uncommon baby name. But no matter what, these cool baby names will never go out of style because your winter baby deserves an awesome winter name too! Related: Spring Names {Spring Baby Names with Meanings} Related: The Ultimate Guide to the Best Organic Crib Mattresses Baby Name Ideas for Winter Themed Names So, some of these names might be considered weird baby names or uncommon – but names that aren’t heard often are becoming the norm, so…
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The Best Montessori Toys (Montessori Toys by Age)
When searching online for the best educational toys for in-home learning, you’re sure to run into the term “Montessori” with every other link you click. But what is Montessori, exactly? The classic Montessori philosophies were developed and named after a woman named Maria Montessori in the early 1900’s. Born and raised in Italy, Montessori was a doctor, educator, and famous influencer in child development. One of Montessori’s main principles was to provide growing children with a self-led learning environment. By giving a child simple toys and tools within their learning space, they can build upon their age-appropriate intuition to master essential life skills. Maria Montessori’s philosophies revolved around simplicity, organization,…
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The Toxin Free Home (Tips to Create a Non-Toxic Home)
When was the last time you looked at a label that wasn’t on a box of food? So many of us buy Windex and Clorox wipes without a second thought because it’s something we’re used to. We grew up watching our moms clean with these things and, for many of us, that Clorox smell (or PineSol!) is what we associate with “clean”. It’s hard to overcome these thoughts and early experiences, but when we start looking into it more, we realize how bad some of these chemicals are for ourselves and our families. I mean, they have warning labels on them for a reason (uh, I never realized that we…
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Little One, Thank You for Forgiving Me When I’m Not the Mama I Want to Be
Hey my little one, I’m sorry for being a jerk today. It was one of those days where the baby’s teething and wants to be held and you wanted to play and have mama’s time today, too. RELATED: The Last Time I Breastfed You RELATED: My Last Days with an Only Child I tried so hard to keep myself together. I was really, really, trying. And – well – all I really wanted was 5 minutes to myself today. 5 minutes to think my own thoughts – not about changing diapers and housework and dinner. So when you started melting down, I went right down with you. And, I’m sorry.…
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The Ultimate Guide to the Best Organic Crib Mattresses
Finding the best organic crib mattress may not be at the top of mind for every parent when they’re picking out their nursery items, but it’s where your baby is going to be spending a large amount of time for their first few years. Because of this, finding the best organic crib mattresses and then choosing the best mattress for your baby’s crib is more important than a lot of parents realize. RELATED: Awesome Natural and Non Toxic Baby Bath Products RELATED: 6 Natural Ways to Freshen Your Nursery and Home Why is the best crib mattress organic? When you think of organic food, you most likely think of food that’s…
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The Best Gifts for Crunchy Moms (and Sorta Crunchy Moms too!)
Finding great gifts for moms is easy – finding gifts for crunchy moms (and sorta crunchy mamas) can be hard! One of the crunchy cons is that we are so aware of how products affect ourselves, our kids, our homes, and our lives that we can be – well – a bit picky about what we want. Fortunately, the internet is full of ideas for crunchy mom gifts! RELATED: The Best Cosleepers for Attachment Parenting Sleep RELATED: The Best Non-Toxic Sunscreens for the Whole Family I love writing gift guides; it gives me the opportunity to do some shopping for my friends (and myself!) while I share them with you! You’ll…
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Awesome Natural and Non Toxic Baby Bath Products
Bath time for babies can be challenging, fun, and terrifying especially if you’re a new parent! Making sure the products you’re putting on your baby are non toxic baby bath products is something we don’t always think about in the rush of new parenthood. It took a long time for my little to actually enjoy baths but now I can barely get her out and she asks for one every day. Something I never thought too much about were all natural baby bath products and non-toxic bath products. Sure, I put some on my registry, but I just went by the package information and didn’t really look too much into…
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Can you spoil a baby by holding them too much? What the Research Shows
As moms we can’t help but want to hold and cuddle with our new little ones constantly. Their little hands and feet are just begging to be kissed and their baby cries melt our hearts. RELATED: My Last Days with an Only Child RELATED: Recent Medical Studies: no safe acetaminophen dosage for babies or pregnancy So many of us have our motherly instincts questioned by friends, family, neighbors, or even total strangers. I’m sure many of us have heard that if our baby wants to be held all the time that they are manipulating us or that we are going to end up with a spoiled baby (as if babies are milk…
