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Topic: Pregnancy and Parenting

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day 2012

Every year in the United States approximately 2 million women experience pregnancy loss due to miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death, and other causes. October 15 is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. It offers us the opportunity to increase our understanding of the tragedy...

Top Ten Baby Gifts for 2012

What are the must-have baby gifts for this year? We asked our Facebook community to share their top baby-gift-registry items and compiled the top ten recommendations into this list for 2012. Any one of them is sure to delight a Mom-to-be!   Top 10 Registry Items for 2012:   Gift...

Must Reading: Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History

A new book by Florence Williams, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, explores a topic that is generally glossed over in the conversation about environmental toxins. After giving birth to her second child, Williams had her breast milk tested for various pesticides and toxins, including flame...

Halloween Costumes That Won't Frighten the Planet

The surest sign that autumn is knocking at the gate comes each year in the dying light of late September. Over a dinner plate filled with garden finality, my daughter will invariably look up out of the blue and ask in sudden panic, "Hey! What am I going to be for Halloween?"   We...

Baby Laundry in 4 Steps

Baby laundry. It's not that hard to do.  It's just that the volume and frequency at which you do it makes it seem overwhelming. The tiny clothes are so cute, but a full load of baby wash seems to have about 1000x the number of articles as an adult load. And thanks to spit-up, baby food...
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A Brighter Way to Care for Baby

Times change. And so do ideas about what's good for kids. Check out these bright (and not-so-bright) ideas about baby care!    Join the conversation on Facebook! Tell us: What's the craziest thing your parents ever did? http://www.facebook.com/SeventhGeneration   http://www....
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Planting the Seed

It's not every day someone writes a song just for you. And what's more special is when that someone is beloved children's singer/songwriter Laurie Berkner! Seventh Generation has teamed up with The Laurie Berkner Band to bring you something pretty special. We love it and think you...