Home on Earth: The Natural Child and Mum Store

Having a child is an incredible milestone in every woman's life. We are never so aware of our bodies and lifestyle habits as we are now.

Now is the perfect time to start taking particular care of using safe body products - a habit you'll want to carry on when caring for the delicate skin of a newborn.

Shampoos, lotions, oils and other toiletries are not heavily regulated. You may be surprised at the number of chemicals, synthetic compounds and even known carcinogenic substances found in many of these items.

Fortunately, better alternatives exist. Read the labels, and gravitate towards products with ingredient lists you can pronounce and that are familiar to you.

Here are some useful information on how to make informed choices, as well as simple instructions on how to keep your home a healthy, natural haven for your loved ones.

THE NATURAL HOUSEHOLD

Why Natural?
What Every Mother should Know
Take the Label Test!

For Mums and Babies
Natural BodyCare Recipes: Pregnancy and After-birth (Published article by Kathyrn Higgins)
Breastfeeding:Maintaining Good Supply
NEW!! Rethinking Breastfeeding: Facts and Fallacies
Article based on Dr Jack Newman's recent visit to Singapore. Check out the amazing photo of a Caesarean-born newborn being put skin-to-skin with mother while still in the surgery room!
Are you worth it?: Cosmetics & You
Caring for your baby's skin
Breast is Best
Simple Massage Techniques for Babies & Toddlers
Useful Links

The Natural Home
Recipes Corner
Housekeeping Naturally

Out and About
Not sure what to do with your kids? Here's a list of places and fun events for the family.

NEWSWORTHY
Warning issued for Birth Control Patches
What you put on your skin DOES matter - sometimes even more than what you take through your mouth - as the latest FDA's warning proves.
Worried parents turning to Organic Food
Childhood lead exposure may hurt brain functioning later
Fat Content in Breastmilk Increases over Time
Did you think that breastmilk has little value after the first year? This first-time study on extended nursing and the nutritional value of breastmilk finds otherwise!
Study Shows Toxic Chemicals in Newborn
Is Organic Shampoo Chemistry or Botany?
A must-read for the informed consumer, this New York Times article tells you why using non-toxic organic products matter, and how some companies are abusing the organic label for easy profits. Highly recommended.