Pennybacker Mothers and Others Livable Planet Guid

by Mindy Pennybacker

A friendly, step-by-step parent's resource for safe, practical, and affordable baby care.

No job is more important to you than taking care of your child. Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet understand this, and they want to help. For the last ten years, they've been a leading voice for raising children in natural, nontoxic, and environmentally friendly surroundings. Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet Guide to Natural Baby Care puts all of their pioneering research, advocacy, and support right at your fingertips. This wonderfully practical and accessible resource offers straightforward information and simple advice on how to reduce babies' and children's exposure to environmental toxins and embrace safer practices and "greener" products. Engagingly written and clearly organized for quick and easy reference, the book
* caring for yourself during pregnancy
* eliminating dangerous chemicals from your home
* breast-feeding and bottle-feeding
* affordable organic baby food
* nontoxic rugs, paints, clothing, toys, and furniture
* avoiding pollutants such as pesticides, dust mites, molds, microbes, chemical fumes, and cigarette smoke
* safe soaps, shampoos, and lotions
* environmentally sounder diapers, furniture, and other greener product choices.

340 pages, Paperback

First published March 25, 1999

Reviews

[Gail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very comprehensive book about all the ways you are poisoning your baby and yourself in our modern era of manufactured goods. Definitely has some useful information, and I do agree that it is better to be safe than sorry. But reading it through is quite daunting. I would recommend skimming to get the general overview of what to watch out for and then reading more in depth about your particular concerns. If you read the entire book thoroughly you'll likely be worried sick, which isn't healthy for pregnant moms either! I did really like the section at the back about books and games to introduce kids to ecology. I haven't checked, but at this point I suspect some of their suggested brands are out of date.

[Kirstin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Of all the natural baby care books out there, this one wasn't my favourite. It's very brand-oriented, suggesting which companies are best for various baby-related products. But as a Canadian, the suggested American companies and products are not all that helpful to me. I was more looking for a book that would give good guidelines to follow, not suggest products.

[Kathy Torrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous guide to minimizing your baby's exposure to toxins in our civilized environment. A good starter for anyone who wants to learn about environmental toxins and create a healtheir space to live in.