These days, there's no doubt that prescription glasses are totally cool. Exhibit A: Justin Bieber. (Oh, OK, his aren't prescription. But the fact that the kid likes geek chic enough to fake it says something, right?) Still, it's always p…
Pairing food and wine is an art. Pairing food and music is a new trend. Pairing food with a good food book: It's one of the best ways to get kids excited about eating--even foods that they're not normally excited about eating. In honor o…
Summer means more fresh produce, more smoothies, more road trips, and more buying and eating on-the-go. It's the perfect time to stop by a road stand or a Farmer's Market, but then there's the whole "Who touched this apple last?" thing. …
Fresh fruit is so glorious this time of year that sometimes whirling up a smoothie from a great recipe is the most I need to do with my farmer's market score. All you need at the very least is ice and a killer combination of seasonal fru…
Creating a cute, stylish nursery is supposed to be fun and invigorating. Then you find out all the places that toxic chemicals have taken over and it changes things a bit. If you're like me, you want to cut some corners for your budget's…
We're always amazed at how many of you are able to make time for running and working out all while chasing after your kids. So with our own Julie Marsh completing her first marathon (go Julie!) and aiming to finish a slew of triathlons t…
As a music therapist working with kids in the hospital, I saw that one of the biggest challenges parents faced (among the many) was providing their kids with as much of a typical every day experience as they could. From keeping up with s…
Love it or hate it, if you're a parent, you've got to feed your kids. Whether you already cook nightly or...not so much, but want to cook more, these, six of my staple cookbooks, provide just the inspiration you need to get food on the t…
In our household, dealing with kids' flus and colds is a sticky process. I mean this literally: we are usually well-doused in prescribed medicine before any of it actually ends up inside the child. It's not necessarily that the kids don'…
Got the winter squash blahs? Now that big mama nature has sprung spring on us, we get to look forward to a wider variety of fresh vegetables at the market. My favorite way to celebrate the bounty of Spring is to make homemade veggie chip…
I discovered Emergen-C after my first Bikram yoga class, and I remember thinking that it was the most brilliant idea ever. It made water actually taste good, and it was healthy, too. Now they've got a special line for kids, and Purple Dr…
We can put a man on a moon, but we can't beat that obnoxious collection of shifty viruses. So how cool that there's now an all-natural cough drop for kids, in convenient lollipop form. When we received a bag of LILAPOPS , an all natural …
Baby food is so much more than mushy goo these days. From ancient grains to carefully selected sweet potatoes, we're excited to learn about two new lines that cater to developing palates with exciting new textures and tastes. And brix, w…
First baby food moved out of the jar and into the freezer. Then it went organic. (And organic some more.) Then, gourmet. Now, we've discovered a new service that puts it all together, offering delicious, fresh foods for baby made with in…
Making homemade baby food may be as easy as 1-2-3 (prep! cook! puree!), but it takes time. And let's be honest, it's not easy to stay excited about pureeing carrots. Again. If you're going to invest some of your precious free moments mak…
I admit to using plastic food containers for everything from storing leftovers to housing fresh made baby food. Yes, I cringe every time I put them in the dishwasher and I do find it a pain in the rear to take the extra step of pouring t…
Homemade baby food is one of those things that a lot of parents consider--but the thought can be daunting. Regardless, there comes a time in every baby's life when it's clear that it's time to introduce solids and you'll have to make the…
If you're anything like me, your diet consists of the meal you've made for yourself and then all the leftovers you nibble off your kids' plates while you clean up the dishes. So if your New Year's resolution is to eat healthier and be a …
All week long we'll be offering our tips and ideas to help you tackle your (and our) New Year's resolutions. Whether you're a staunch believer in resolutions or not, we hope our cool picks will help motivate you as we hope they do for us…
One thing we parents all have in common is the need to feed our kids. Here, our favorite foods, snacks, tableware, cookbooks, all to help make mealtimes a little easier and a little more fun. Green Toys dishes Kristen : I have a huge thi…
If you are not familiar with HoneyBells, you are not familiar with the sweetest, most delectable, lipsmackingly awesome nectar of the gods. Or as my kids call it, good orange juice. (Silly kids.) Each year, my dad has sent us a shipment …
The thing about kids --and I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume it's not just my own who are like this-- is that they don't always have the patience to hold yoga postures or meditate. But they certainly like stories. And excitem…
My first two children were so easy to feed, I assumed it was due to my superior parenting (and cooking) skills that they would gobble down whatever I put in front of them without too much nose wrinkling. And then I had my son who humbled…
Taking my kids on their first overnight plane right recently, I admit I was a little nervous about how to get them to sleep. I'm not one to shy away from the Benadryl (8 hour flight? Bring it on.) but hey, I know some moms prefer more na…