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UK Gives Parents £60-£80 to Switch
to Reusable Diapers - Three billion disposable diapers are
dumped in the UK each year.
It costs town halls hundreds of thousands of pounds to bury them
in landfill sites which are becoming increasingly rare.
Now councils nationwide are being urged to pay parents to join
the new green scheme. Read more...
 The
New England Journal of Medicine recently reported that speech
apraxia sometimes has genetic cause. Click
here for the complete study.
Infant
Formula - The Canadian Study - From
time to time, we are asked if infant formulas contain processed
free glutamic acid (MSG) and processed free aspartic acid –
both neurotoxins. The following are results of analyses... Click
here for the complete study.
ECO-FRIENDLY DISPOSABLE  DIAPERS? wired.com offers an un-biased report on "eco-friendly"
disposables and whether they really are better than normal disposables.
CHOOSING a breastpump - Do you REALLY
need a breast pump? Not every nursing mother needs a breast pump--need
for a pump is the exception rather than the rule. Click
here for more information.
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Parenting Forum
& Articles
 "Stripping"
Cloth Diapers - How to easily & efficiently clean your
cloth diapers and avoid build-up.
 True
or False? You don't need to feel guilty about using disposable
diapers because they are biodegradable and compostable. Click
here for the answer.
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Reasons to Breastfeed - Most women
have a choice about breastfeeding, and these are facts you will
want to know. Too many mothers get this information too late.
Your decision will have a life-long effect on your child!
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Did you know:
the government cannot mandate safety studies of cosmetics, and
only 11 percent of the 10,500 ingredients FDA has documented
in products have been assessed for safety by the cosmetic industry's
review panel. Explore your products with Skin Deep's in-depth
rating guides, and find safer choices for you and your family.
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to pay a record $4 million in settlement charges that it belatedly
reported problems with car seats, high chairs, strollers and
other products that resulted in hundreds of injuries and at least
six deaths.
Supermodel Elle Macpherson
supports breastfeeding. Macpherson, Unicef's baby friendly ambassador,
urged parents to write tohospital executives to encourage them
to become baby friendly.