Originally posted by Allison Wolff on Eco Child’s Play Oct 1, 2009

Sigg CEO offers a free exchange program for new bottles without BPA-containing lining until October 31,2009.

I was hugely disappointed to hear last month that Sigg Water Bottles produced before August 2008 were made with a liner that includes bad, bad, bad BPA. Many people, including me, bought Sigg bottles to replace other BPA/nasty chemical leaching bottles in our possession.

Sigg’s CEO issued a statement on the company’s website that, until October 31, 2009, the company will replace all pre-August 2008 bottles with new BPA-free ones. I urge you to take advantage of this offer. Below is the CEO’s statement.

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Originally posted by Allison Wolff on Eco Child’s Play on September 2, 2009

I’m dying to write a light-hearted post, but I keep coming across new news on the potential risks involved with Gardisil, the teen vaccine intended to stave off cervical cancer, and the swine flu vaccine and I feel that I must continue to get the word out on vaccines. The more I read and listen, the more suspicious I am becoming that our national vaccination policy is a well-meaning government program that, like so many others, is caught up in nasty politics and big business.

As a side note, it is difficult to write about these matters without sounding alarmist. My goal here is to encourage parents to educate themselves about vaccines. Like any medical issue, citizens need to take responsibility for their own health. It is too easy to just do what the doctor says. See my last post about vaccinating baby for more resources that can help educate you about the potential hazards of vaccinations.

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By Gabby Anstey McDonald

I have to be honest. While I try to abide by the allegorical “healthy kids handbook” as much as possible (don’t know if there really is one, although there must be) because I worry about so many things in today’s environment and strive to do the best I can for my little one, I do veer sometimes. It’s hard, especially living in a remote Colorado mountain town, to always have the right stuff (I pay through the roof for products sold locally, and rely heavily on internet shopping). And so, when a friend unloaded all her Pampers that were too small on her daughter, I happily took them, because they were (a) free, and (b) better to be used than thrown away (for the record, I have been known to buy Pampers and Target Brand diapers myself); I don’t freak out when daddy and daughter are sharing Tostitos on the couch during a football game (yes, TV is on in our house more than I’d care to admit); and I’m not one of those mothers who BYOs kid meals when going to someone’s house for fear their peanut butter and bread may not be organic (although I wasn’t pleased when I had to give my baby non-organic milk at a friend’s parent’s house).

With all that, however, I have to say that if there is one area I try never to skimp on, it’s household cleaning products.

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