Recently my husband and I were debating over sleeping arrangements and laughing about how my daughter is 16 months and hasn’t spent one night in the beautiful and kind of expensive, Italian crafted crib (thanks mom and dad) that we’ve had set up. Don’t get me wrong – the crib did get some use. We got it…
Raising Kids Naturally Outside of the Traditional Model of Healthcare
A guest post by Dr. Anthony Carrino, who will be providing RNK readers with holistic insights into modern medicine, traditional medicine and the value of chiropractic care in upcoming posts! It is an “in thing“ to say you are raising your kids naturally these days. Many parents are questioning the traditional model of care and…
'Twas The Night Before Christmas – The Natural Kids Version!
– original by Clement Clarke Moore Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the land , only Amani was stirring, eating organic grapes in her house. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there. Liam was nestled all snug in his organic bed, While visions…
Green Toys, Safe Toys and Toys Made Close to Home
(The Truth About What’s in our Children’s Toys & How to Avoid the Dangers) *2017 edit – The 2017 Trouble in Toyland Report ***LATEST INFO – The 2013 Trouble in Toyland Report, an annual U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) survey of toy safety, is out. Among a load of other findings, according to USA Today, “Among…
Ditch the Can This Year – Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Each Thanksgiving I make my own cranberry sauce. Sure, I could go to the store and buy a can of it, but really, it’s just as easy to make it, it’s a lot healthier, and I can add my own twist to it. What’s wrong with the can? Simple: There are five ingredients, two of…
Whooping Cough Outbreak – Vaccinated or Not, We're all in the Same Boat, Or Are We?
(And Why You Shouldn’t Let the Media Scare You) Being reported in the news this morning is the fact that there have been 179 cases of whooping cough reported in Suffolk county this year. Though this number isn’t large, the media is touting it as concerning because “The number of whooping cough cases have tripled…
Returning Respect Back to the Breast
I have nursed just about everywhere in the thus far total of 28 months that I have nursed my two children. I nurse in restaurants, in cars, in friends’ homes, at amusements parks, on park benches, on the beach, on ferries, in stores and in numerous other places that I cannot recall right now. I…
What Have You Stepped on Today?
(A POEM OF SORTS) Someone’s Aim was sure to be off in the bathrooms you used at work and at the train station today, AND we believe in the 5 second rule at home. The puddles that have sat for a few hours collecting oil (which isn’t organic by the way), saw the likes of…
American Cheese, A Disgrace to Our Country's Namesake?
I decided to let the cheese tell it’s own story! I could have included photos of more types of cheese, but I think you get the point. Real cheeses have only 4 or 5 ingredients. Why buy processed cheese for your family when we are surrounded by real cheese? Granted, I am not going to…
In the Market for a Dishwasher? Why I have been without one for over a Month
How I Found Out about PVC in dishwashers and the dangers it poses to our kids! After having been used for 11 years, my dishwasher died. I wasn’t too sad, as I knew it meant getting one that matched the kitchen a bit better! Because I was preoccupied with the kids, Bill went out to…