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Lauren Havens in Raising a Smart Kid

Apr 12, 2014

Are Households Being Contaminated by Consumer Electronics?

Scientists have recently found a chemical in homes that hadn’t been detected previously (Pelley, 2014). Chemicals from various products — including electronics, clothing, cleaners, and more — don’t always stay in just those…

Lauren Havens in Raising a Smart Kid

Apr 2, 2014

Organic v. Conventionally Grown Produce

Even before I got pregnant, I tried to buy organic foods when possible. It’s debatable as to whether organic foods are nutritionally any different from ones that are grown conventionally, with the use of pesticides. There is some evidence that organic is…

Lauren Havens in Raising a Smart Kid

Apr 6, 2014

Replacing Prejudiced Videos with Better Options

YES! has a great article on children’s videos that contain prejudice and some possible videos with which to replace them. This list reminded me of one of my childhood favorites, The Brave Little Toaster, and made me reexamine movies that I hadn’t…

Lauren Havens in Raising a Smart Kid

Apr 27, 2014

A Variety of Music

The musical group They Might Be Giants posted a video on Earth Day, April 22, that celebrates and teaches about the group of plants known as conifers.

Lauren Havens in Raising a Smart Kid

Apr 23, 2014

The First Weeks: Activities to encourage development

Trying to be a “good” parent taking care of my daughter, who is still less than three months old, has been mentally challenging. I can think of a lot of things to do with her once she’s older: take her to museums, the library, play…

Lauren Havens in Raising a Smart Kid

Apr 30, 2014

Narrating So She Can Learn Forces Me to Learn, Too

I keep trying to remind myself that everything can be an opportunity for learning, especially at this point in my daughter’s life when she’s only a few weeks old and is taking in everything, from sound to movement to color.

Lauren Havens in Raising a Smart Kid

Apr 20, 2014

Patience & Losing the Baby Weight

As soon as I gave birth, I wanted my pre-pregnancy body back. Patience and I don’t really get along, at least when it comes to ideals I set for myself. I’m plenty patient with other people and things, like letting retirement funds slowly build over years and years…

Lauren Havens in Raising a Smart Kid

Apr 9, 2014

Have a Babymoon the Second Trimester

If you are contemplating a vacation during your pregnancy, I recommend going during your second trimester. You may be too overwhelmed by nausea during the first trimester to really enjoy yourself, especially if you’re going to nice restaurants and want to order…

March 2014

May 2014

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