Bluedominoes is a site set up as one, to sell their bluedominioes Activity Dough and two, to provide information for parents about how to protect the family from hidden sources of lead and other toxic substances found in everyday items, such as dinnerware, toys, food, and cosmetics.

About Activity Dough: This colorful play dough contains organic and all natural ingredients.  It contains zero amouts of lead, heavy metals, bromine, and bisphenol-A. This award winning Activity Dough is also free from all artificial coloring and dyes and is Wheat and Gluten Free. It is Physician Approved, Celiac Sprue Approved, and Feingold Accepted.
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I recently read a good article by green papa Chris Riemenschneider called “Green parenting is not always easy“. In actuality the article covers more of why green parenting was easier then Chris thought it might be. I.e. cloth diapers – kind of tough, but not so bad. The piece did get me thinking though, is green parenting harder than not?

It’s a tough call because the things that make you a green parent are debatable. For instance are you greener if you use cloth diapers but fail to recycle, or are you greener if you recycle, grow and hand make your …read more

Well, to be fair, Consumer Reports didn’t use the words “slings and co-sleeping suck” but they might as well had. Also to be fair, I’m usually a huge fan of CR. I use them all the time, when I bought my car they were crazy helpful. When I needed a car seat, yup, they were good there too. However, in a recent post at the Consumer Reports safety blog, they tell readers that slings and co-sleeping products are no nos.
This post comes as a huge blow to attachment parenting advocates, which yes, includes yours truly. Attachment parenting is closely related …read more