Growing Up Green! Baby and Child Care (Green This! Series), Vol. 2
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The essential, parent-friendly guide to raising a healthy child in our increasingly toxic environment.The second volume in the New York Times bestselling Green This! series, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care is a complete guide to raising healthy kids. Environmental activist and children's advocate Deirdre Imus addresses specific issues faced by children in every age group — from infants to adolescents and beyond. With a focus on preventing rather than treating childhood illnesses, Deirdre concentrates on educating and empowering parents with information such as: • How to make sure your child is vaccinated safely• Which plastic bottles and toys are least toxic • How to lobby for safer school environments and support children's environmental health studies• Advice from leading "green" pediatricians and nationally recognized doctors such as Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. Chock-full of research and advice, Growing Up Green makes it easy for you to introduce your child to the "living green" way of life. Janet Clapp - Library Journal Imus (founder & president, Deirdre Imus Environmental Ctr. for Pediatric Oncology) presents her second volume (following Green This!: Greening Your Cleaning) in her "Green This!" series. Here, she emphasizes the active role parents must play to ensure their children's health, from prepregnancy through adolescence; explains how toxins in our food and the environment can cause health problems like asthma, autism, and cancer; and cites worrisome statistics about the chemicals in our lives. Sharing her own experiences raising her son and running (along with her husband, radio host Don Imus) the Imus Ranch, a cattle ranch for kids with cancer, she further discusses the importance of organic food, the dangers of plastics, and the hazards of some vaccines. Resources include recipes, a glossary, recommended reading, web sites selling green products, and biographies of the various medical experts and researchers she consults. Imus writes not only as an educated consumer with spending power but as a citizen willing to advocate for children's health. She encourages readers to regard themselves in that same light and concludes with a call to action. Recommended for libraries where there is interest in this topic.
The wake-up callA Letter to Parents 3The Role of the Environment in Our Children's Health 9Environmental Triggers 11Toxic Triggers and Childhood Cancer 13Prevention Is the Best Cure 15From utero to universityPreparing for Pregnancy 19Greening Your Thinking 19Greening Your Home 29Eating Right for Two 53The ABCs of Organic Eating 57Fish During Pregnancy: The Mercury Problem 59Spotlight On: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 62Pregnancy and Birth 66The Healthiest Pregnancy Possible? 66Some Simple Guidelines 70Choosing the Right Hospital 76Developing Your Baby's Palate 78Nursing 82Better Bottles 85Organic Baby Food 87Got Milk? 89A Word on Microwaves 92Blue Moon Treats 94Infancy and Early Childhood 96Playtime: Rethinking Your Toy Philosophy 97Bathing Your Baby 108Relaxation Techniques 111Teething Tools 112The Diaper Dilemma 113Sun Protection 115The Pet Question 116"Green" Pediatrics 120Vaccinations: Medicine's Greatest Achievement or Too Much of a Good Thing? 122Spotlight On: Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders 143The Rise of Childhood Allergies 148Antibiotics Overload 152Spotlight On: Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis 154Green Cures 156Off to School 167Potential School Hazards 167The School-Day Diet 171Spotlight On: Childhood Obesity and Diabetes 174Exercise: The Most Essential Homework of All 177Spotlight On: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 180The Happy Pill: Why Are We Overmedicating Our Kids? 183Treating Head Lice 189Pesticides on Playing Fields 192Spotlight On: Asthma 193Green School Gear 195Greening Your After-School Activities 197Adolescence and Beyond 199Diet and Lifestyle 200The Power of Fitness 202Stress and Self-Reliance 203Spotlight On: Precocious Puberty 206Toxic Temptations 207Future Preparations 210Beyond the Home: Community Activism and Outreach 212Advocate for Organic Foods 213Campaign for Cleaner Air 213Carpool 214Green the Cleaning at Your Children's School 214Begin a Recycling Program 214Advocate for Green Urban Development 215Start a Local Community Garden or Farmer's Market 216Support Child-Friendly Legislation 216ResourcesFood 221Recommended Reading 246Buying Green: A Web Reference Guide 256Important Legislation 262Studies on Children's Health 265Glossary of Environmental Health Terms 273Biographies of Medical Experts 281
