I think that potty-training was Amie’s first real challenge. It’s not like “learning” to walk and talk, is it? Those come naturally and very gradually – for both the kid and the parents. Going on the potty is the first fully learned skill, one that requires physical training, and patience and a resilience to failure …
Category Archives: diapers
More about those Green Diapers, again
 Jean-Pierre, who has commented extensively on the green diaper issue, put me on to the website of Richer Consulting Services, a source for information about the disposable diaper industry. It is quite an extensive website, where you can find information about the history, economy, manufacturing process, and ingredients of disposable diapers. I plan at some point to …
More about those diapers
I published a new and updated review of “green” diapers (Seventh Generation, Whole Foods 365 Private Label and gDiapers). There’s a lot of new information, much of it gained from very recent email exhanges with the companies involved, as well as some more thorough research on the net. The new review complements the old one with many …
Wise child, early a.m.
I know, my drawing sucks, but it could get better, with practice… no?
More about diapers
A while ago I published a review of gDiapers, Seventh Generation diapers and Whole Food 365 diapers. In the meantime I’ve received comments and questions from discerning and concerned readers, gained some more hands-on (hah!) experience with the gDiapers, and found some more questions on the net. These are additional questions that I am now investigating: What is the …
Ecological Diapers Review
   Whether you’re a new parent or have just been blessed with a second/third/fourth… baby, diapers are probably of major concern to you. I’ve written a review article of the “ecological” diaper brands that we have, personally, used: Seventh Generation Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value gDiapers I run through many considerations, such as baby’s comfort, cost, ease …