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Green Halloween: 10 Healthier Halloween Candy Options
If you’re trying to teach your children to be healthy and green, Halloween can feel like a land mine of massive proportions. The reasons for choosing a less commercial and greener Halloween are many....
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The Importance of Family Meal Time: Sharing food as an act of love
When we sit down for family meal time, we are opening ourselves to more than just a moment of balanced nutrition and a healthy serving of food groups. We come together and dine to receive nourishment;...
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The Ultimate Customizable Free Printable Planner – 2019 Update
Those of you who have loved our free printable planner for the past six years are in for a treat! We’ve got a fun new design update for you – a stunning botanical design that inspires calm amidst your...
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Small Person, Big Changes: Introducing a New Sibling
Introducing a new sibling can be a challenge for your older child or children. Positive Parenting expert Kelly Bartlett shares strategies to make the transition smooth. Adding a new baby to the family...
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Plastic Seas and a New Generation of Problem Solvers
Editor’s note: We’re delighted to welcome Philippe Cousteau, Jr., Co-founder of youth leadership nonprofit EarthEcho International as a guest writer to Green Child. His perspective on the new...
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How to Host an Eco Friendly Birthday Party
Sometimes we make green living more complicated than it should be. The concept is simple – a natural lifestyle should come “naturally,” shouldn’t it? And shouldn’t it be simple to celebrate an eco...
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Free Range Summer: Letting Kids Be Kids
“Free range” is a term we generally use when talking about healthier animal treatment… not when discussing our upcoming summer plans. But when the broad definition means “to roam freely instead of...
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Kid-Friendly Garden Projects to Try this Spring or Summer
Are you looking for creative ways to get your kids outside the house and off those devices? Maybe you’re struggling to encourage your kids to eat healthy? Kid-friendly garden projects can accomplish...
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Kids Who Spend More Time in Nature Become Happier Adults, Study Confirms
You don’t really need a study to tell you this, but it’s worth noting the science behind our intuitive guess that kids who spend more time in nature become happier adults. A new study out of Denmark...
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How to Capture the Best First Day of School Photo
The first day of school has long been a Kodak moment. But with the advancement in phone cameras and the shift from amateur to capable photographers, that iconic picture has gone from a last-minute,...
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The Fall 2019 Issue of Green Child Magazine
In our Fall 2019 issue, we’re gearing up for a smooth school year, answering some of your biggest parenting challenge questions, helping you master those complicated babywearing wraps, plus sharing...
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Flexible, Student-Centered Homeschool Curriculum from Oak Meadow
If you’re looking for flexible, student-centered homeschool curriculum – or even a distance learning program to increase the accountability in your home education, you’ll love reading through the...
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Fewer Toys, More Fun: Why Kids Benefit from Having Fewer Toys
As grown ups, we’re often overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices we have to make in a day. Life is really no different for our children, on their own scale. Kids benefit from having fewer toys, and...
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Naptime Activism: The Joy of Doing Nothing
Even though this column is called “Naptime Activism,” I want to check my assumption that we need more activism—more activity—and talk about doing less. In fact, I want to talk about the joy of doing...
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DIY Halloween Costume Contest & Giveaway with Sarah’s Silks
In this DIY Halloween Costume Contest, you can show us your best eco-friendly costume idea for the chance to win a $100 gift card to our favorite play silks shop – Sarah’s Silks. Store-bought...
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Dear Fellow New Moms: Don’t buy things off the internet after midnight.
It’s 2AM, your brand-new baby is finally home. You are running on a mix of adrenaline, coffee and a little fear. Your newborn is sleeping, but you are too terrified to make any moves. The transfer...
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Boost Your Child’s Immune System with Homemade Elderberry Syrup
Elderberry Syrup is an effective natural remedy against colds and flu. It is easy and inexpensive to make at home, and your kids will (most likely) enjoy the taste of this homemade elderberry syrup...
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Brain-Based Learning: What it is and how to apply it
Brain-based learning is a philosophy that uses neuroscience, psychology, and education to holistically support the learning process. You’ll find out how to use it to enhance your child’s learning at...
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Holiday Baking Fun with Little Ones
Sugar cookies and gingerbread houses draw my kids to the kitchen during the holiday season. Rolling, pouring, and sifting, they join me in my annual baking marathon. Then they linger, hoping for a...
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Holiday Not-To-Do List: 10 ways to simplify your holiday
If the burden of making the holidays epically magical for your family is wearing you down, a holiday Not-To-Do list might be just what you need this year. Let’s make this the year we undo some of...
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