We parents hear a great deal about the environment, and many of us make personal lifestyle changes inspired by conservation. Naturally, our children share our interest - “My girls, like many other children today, are very interested in saving energy and keeping the earth clean” - and that common fascination is what makes the [...]

“School is out next week, which means my boys will be home all day with nothing to do, because there is nothing fun to do here, despite bookshelves crammed with reading-level-appropriate books and bins full of toys that they once insisted they had to have, and an entire backyard to play in, plus the school [...]

Browse the game aisle at any big-box toy store, and you’ll find plenty of options, even for the youngest players. But most of those games are based on licensed characters, include plastic or flimsy cardboard parts, and they bore grown-ups to tears.
The Bamboo Collection games from the Discovery Channel Store - Rapido and Rapelli [...]

With the price of gas topping $4 per gallon, our kids are getting an earful about the cost of energy. They might know about hybrid cars and solar-powered calculators. But how much do they really know about alternative energy sources?
Two new toys from the Discovery Channel Store provide older kids with a hands-on [...]

Ask any parent: We’d much rather play a rousing game with our kids than crash toy cars together (where we inevitably retrieve them from under the sofa) or re-enact fairy tales (where we inevitably play the role of Prince Charming). But as one mother put it, “The games that jump out at me are [...]

As babies grow into toddlers, and toddlers grow into kids, one of the greatest milestones occurs when they’re old enough to play games. Games can teach kids a lot of important concepts, like understanding rules and objectives, along with taking turns and sportsmanship. They’re a perfect indoor rainy-day activity, and a fun way [...]

When we choose to purchase anti-bacterial handsoaps, our aim is to ensure that our kids are going to be safer. But what many parents know is that a potentially dangerous chemical called “Triclosan” is one of the active ingredients in these products.
CleanWell, a dad-founded company inspired by a boy with an immune deficiency disorder, has [...]

Thanks to flu season and all the other lovely germs that seem to flourish in the cold winter weather, most of us parents are handwashing freaks. And rightfully so. Handwashing is the number one way to prevent the spread of germs.
CleanWell, a small company inspired by a little boy with an immune system disorder, has [...]

Kermit was such a pessimist.  It’s actually becoming quite easy to be green.
With each new year, we have more opportunities to help minimize our negative impact on the environment, while simultaneously saving money and creating jobs.  The economy and the environment are not mutually exclusive, contrary to what many people once believed.
Among all the ideas that are floated [...]

Alcohol-based hand sanitizers, that is.
While I completely understand all the reasons to use hand sanitizer, I hope this campaign has illustrated beyond a shadow of a doubt why you should NOT use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.  And “because the Today Show has got me all in a panic over substance abuse” is not even in the [...]