http://sproutsoup.com/blog Natural Family Living in Style Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:36:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am sure that some of you have noticed, but we have been very quiet on the blog recently. We lost power at our house from the windstorms that hit on the 14th. We got power back late last week, but we are still waiting for internet to be restored. We ... http://sproutsoup.com/blog/the-cone-of-silence/ We've received a new shipment of the popular Foogo Sippy Cups and I was pleasantly surprised to find that they have updated their packaging! The old Foogo packaging was a plastic clam shell like you would find electronic equipment packaged in. It was hard to open, hard for us to ... http://sproutsoup.com/blog/foogo-packaging/ Product: Think-ets Manufacturer: Think A Lot Toys Manufacturer Recommended Age: 8 years Price: $9.99 Batteries: battery-free toy This is a great game that will stimulate the imagination of your little ones. It seems simple - just a bunch of "trinkets" but it is incredibly versitile. It comes with instructions for a bunch of different games ... http://sproutsoup.com/blog/think-ets-toy-review/ The Integrated Mother is celebrating "Back-to-Mom," kicking off with a MomAgenda giveaway! These day planners are just what a mom like me needs to get organized this Fall. With the kids in activities from soccer to Spanish lessons, a mom's days fill up fast! The Back-to-Mom promotion at The Integrated Mother ... http://sproutsoup.com/blog/momagenda-givaway/ And I thought this was the digital age. http://sproutsoup.com/blog/digital-age/ Yesterday I led our Columbus Attachment Parents Meeting. The topic was food and nutrition, one that I take quite a bit of interest in, even though both of my children are very good eaters. There are so many factors that go into helping kids learn good eating habits, though, it's ... http://sproutsoup.com/blog/kids-nutrition/ http://sproutsoup.com/blog/wordless-wednesday-happy-5th-birthday/ So this is timely. I was (randomly) selected as Babywearer of the Week at TheBabywearer.com! No, it's not a prestigious award or anything, they select a random user from among the Senior Members to be featured every week. But still it's fun! So for my first Talkback Tuesday, I'd like to ... http://sproutsoup.com/blog/moment-of-fame/ Every Tuesday I am going to write a post that encourages you to talk back! You can view all of our Talkback Tuesday posts by clicking on the Talkback Tuesday tag. (Can we throw in any more words that begin with the letter 'T'?) So the point of these regular ... http://sproutsoup.com/blog/talkback-tuesday/ There's toxins all around us, true. The air we breathe, the water we drink, there's no way we can completely eliminate them from our lives and homes. But does that mean we shouldn't try? Does that mean we should just throw in the towel and let companies keep giving us ... http://sproutsoup.com/blog/fda-on-bpa/