http://www.modernmums.com NATALIE GEARY, MD, a practicing pediatrician writes in "modernmums - progressive parenting for modern mums" Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:12:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If your child is allowed to bring lunch to school, you are lucky. You may not feel that way when as you face the early morning challenge and you are up packing a meal at 6:30 am that you wonder if he will eat, but you are lucky, because you ... http://www.modernmums.com/green-your-child%e2%80%99s-lunch.htm As you may know, Cookie has teamed up with Free Arts NYC to invite adults and their children to our highly anticipated event Kidsfest New York on Sunday, November 16th. Held at the Urban Zen Center at the Stephan Weiss Studio on 711 Greenwich Street, there will be live ... http://www.modernmums.com/the-cookie-kids-fest.htm Oh the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful, And since we New York City Moms have lots of places to go, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! ... Let It Snow In Winter Style! Lisa Jordan design bracelets are the perfect gift for new moms. All ... http://www.modernmums.com/the-winter-lysst.htm While I watch Rachel Maddow every night and than flip back to CNN I think to myself, this election process has become completely out of control… • terrorists accusations, • Palin spending $150,000 on outfits • robocalling. I will tell you right now who I am voting for Barack(I am not writing this to ... http://www.modernmums.com/104.htm Deana has just finished directing her friends from Hot Peas N' Butter brand new video: "Somos Familia". Mums and kids check out a sneak peek of "Somos Familia" which will be sure to make you dance.You can also check out HPN'B daily on NOGGIN too. ENJOY! http://www.modernmums.com/a-sneak-peek-of-somos-familia-video.htm Introducing Your baby to Solid Foods Every parent seems dying to get his or her baby started on “real food”. It’s a natural instinct to want to feed your baby, and watch them experience new tastes and textures. But they have a lifetime to eat, so try to be patient and ... http://www.modernmums.com/when-do-babies-get-to-taste-the-real-stuff.htm With all the talk now about food allergies and intolerances, many parents are wondering how important milk is in their children’s diet, and if the child cannot drink milk, what is a good healthy subsitute. Avoiding dairy products can be for a variety of reasons, including lactose intolerance, casein ... http://www.modernmums.com/alternatives-to-milk.htm I rarely shop- as a pediatrician and mother of three I tend to shop on-line, late at night. So I am always searching and researching for the very best products and then I stick with them- especially when it comes to my children. 1. WWW.OURGREENHOUSE.COM is an amazing resource for ... http://www.modernmums.com/dr-geary-recommends-healthy-resources.htm Since I seem to have wonderful friends and family constantly having babies, i decide to make up a list of some recent great finds: 1. vedaPURE New baby Gift basket- of course i am biased but i still think this is a wonderful starter set of all organic skin products ... http://www.modernmums.com/best-new-baby-gifts.htm Everyone is talking about antioxidants- there are even companies making chocolate and promoting it for its antioxidant effect. What does this really mean? And what are the free radicals they are supposedly fighting off? When the body metabolizes food into energy, the body consumes oxygen and produces free radicals. Free radicals ... http://www.modernmums.com/antioxidants.htm