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The More You Know Eco: Water Conservation
Editor’s note: My son, Nicholas, wrote this article as part of an assignment for Oak Meadow’s distance learning program. Our team liked it so much, we published it in our Summer issue. Water is...
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Enjoy the Fall 2015 Issue of Green Child
Fall is here! And we’re excited to share a brand new issue with you. Filled with family-friendly ways to enjoy this vibrant time of year, healthy Halloween fun, and as always a bounty of seasonal...
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Hiking My Way to Happiness: A Journey Through Postpartum Depression
The joke among my friends for many years was that a depressing day for me was the same as most people’s emotional state on a good day. Then I turned 38, and I won’t go into details, but I reached a...
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5 Ways to Make Your Family’s World a Little Greener
It seems we can’t make it through a week without learning a new statistic about how polluted we’ve allowed the environment to become or without hearing about the devastation caused by a natural...
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Ask the Herbalist: Homemade Salve
Question: “How hard is it to make my own salves for my family?” Answer: Making your own salves is an easy, inexpensive and gratifying way to take care of your family. The trickiest part is getting the...
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7 Eco Friendly Tips to keep the Environment Safe and Clean
In recent times, the state of our planet has drastically deteriorated. With environmental hazards such as water pollution, extreme climate changes and global warming increasing every year, it’s about...
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Celebrating the Holidays with Elderly Family Members
The holidays are usually a joyous time for families, but many parties and events can be overwhelming to aging grandparents or elderly family members. As some people grow older, they may lose the...
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Nurture Self-Confidence with Family Bonding Activities
Parenting is the most all-encompassing, complex, overwhelming, and demanding job that has ever existed. Moms and dads are ultimately responsible for shaping tiny humans into socially acceptable beings...
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Creative Inspiration for Sustainable Valentine’s Day Cards
Now that the Christmas and New Year’s holidays are over, it’s time to think about the next big celebration — Valentine’s Day. Perhaps you made a New Year’s resolution to be more environmentally...
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How to Master Your Organic Garden
If you haven’t grown much in the way of plants before, an organic garden may seem a difficult feat. Yet, more and more people are looking to harness nature’s power and provide their own food, so it’s a...
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Bonding with Your Child Through Yoga
Practicing yoga with children is one way to build a great relationship with them. Doing simple yoga poses together can help both parent and child to relax, be in the moment, and obtain physical...
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A First-Timer’s Guide to Indoor Gardening
Starting a home garden for the first time can be an intimidating task. You have always wanted to see greens and blooms in your home, but you do not know where to begin. You may not even be sure if your...
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Why Having a Dog Makes Your Child a Better Person
A lot of research has been done into the human/dog bond. It’s an ancient relationship. In fact, the connection is at least 12,000 years old, as evidenced by the discovery of a man who was found buried...
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Don’t Cut Down the Tree, Build Up the Kid
Every family wants comfort and safety. But as parents, we also want to raise courageous, resilient children and young adults — with a little help from nature The writer Robert Michael Pyle recalls his...
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The Working Dad’s 5 Secrets of Success
For many working fathers, the time you get to spend with your children is limited. When work takes up the majority of the week, you have to take the little time you have left and make it count....
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Family Nourishment: Making meals and sharing food as an act of love
When we sit down to eat together in a family setting, 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...
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5 Ways Modern Parents Can Improve Work-Life Balance
Before becoming a parent, work-life balance is generally achievable for most professionals. Even when you put in a 60-hour week at the office, you can manage to squeeze in enough hours in the day to...
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The How and Why of Seasoning Cast Iron
One of the staples of kitchens everywhere for centuries, cast iron skillets have been around a long time… and for good reason. They’re durable, easy to use, easy to clean, and, let’s face it, there is...
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Nature-inspired Art Projects + Making Your Own Paints & Brushes
As a former art teacher, I reveled in preparing these activities because there are so many varied points of interest that capture a child’s fascination. Whether you want to make your own nature-based...
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Bringing Mindfulness to Story Time
When my son was just four years old, he taught me a big lesson that changed me forever. I was reading to him, as we did every day. It was a little more rushed than usual. I was tired, hungry and...
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