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National Nutrition Month Resources for Green Families

March is National Nutrition Month! Better yet, 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of National Nutrition Month. This annual event was designed by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the goal is to focus on helping families and individuals make smarter, healthier food choices. This year’s theme is “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day,” which [...]

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Cut Back on Screen Time and Save $30,000 or More Over Five Years

Because my family is working on cutting screen time, I figured I’d attempt to figure out how much money you can save by cutting back. I started a post yesterday morning about cutting screen time as part of my save $50,000 over five years series, but it was proving EXTREMELY COMPLICATED to organize. How come? There are so many [...]

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Are people really that addicted to technology?

I’m considering a screen detox at my house. Why? Because one, I’m tired of people paying more attention to screens than to other people and other interests and two my household has a lot of red flags related to screen addiction and low physical activity. I’m just not feeling like my household is using screens [...]

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Red Flags Related to Kids + Physical Activity + Tech Gadget Overload

I’m pondering a screen detox right now, because screen time is out of control at my house. I’m pretty sure I’m the only one at my house who would be on board with a screen detox. I’m guessing everyone else in the house would say, “You’re overreacting about the screen situation.” So, to be fair, [...]

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Considering a home screen detox

I know I’ve been absent a lot lately. Sorry about that. Turns out you shouldn’t look for a new school for your kid at the end of the year while looking for new clients and organizing spring cleaning (stress city). Still, just because I’ve been gone, doesn’t mean I haven’t been thinking about green family [...]

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Is it more important to limit sunscreen or increase outdoor time?

My sunscreen rational this year is that the safest sunscreens cost too much, as in wildly unrealistically too much for most families, so there’s a need to compromise. Thus, I posted some sunscreen choices that aren’t top of the line safe but that families can afford. Not everyone thought this was a good plan: On Facebook someone [...]

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Reasons to join your local nature gym

According to Medical News Today, it’s estimated that about 80% of folks who purchase a gym membership will ignore said membership. More alarming, U.S. individuals fork over about 12 billion annually for these unused gym memberships. All-in-all it would appear that a gym membership isn’t the best option for getting fit. Gyms also aren’t kind [...]

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How to cut screen time and get your kids outside

I recently wrote, 50 things I did outside as a kid that didn’t kill me, a post that got me thinking about how come I did all this cool stuff outside, but kids today don’t. I think it’s due to two major issues – screens and parent comfort with the outside world. Kids are glued, [...]

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Is it safe to let your kids play outside alone?

As I noted in that 50 things I did outside as a kid that didn’t kill me post, plenty of parents today are too scared to allow their kids any freedom when it comes to outside play. In fact, the Kids Fighting Chance website notes that a recent study of parents’ worries by pediatricians at the Mayo Clinic in [...]

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50 things I did outside as a kid that didn’t kill me

Kids are pretty darn sheltered these days. On Facebook I once posed the question to some parents, “At what age is it safe to let kids play alone outside?” The answers I got freaked me out. Parents posted stuff like, “14, 18 years of age” or “Never.” Very few parents said they allowed their kids [...]