Editorial Review:

In this illustrated and easy-to-use guide, noted pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene, a leading voice of the green baby movement, advises parents how to make healthy green choices for pregnancy, childbirth, and baby care--from feeding your baby the best food available to using medicines wisely. Consumer advocate Jeanette Pavini includes information for making smart choices and applying green principles to a whole new universe of products from zero-VOC paints for the nursery, to pure and gentle lotions for baby's delicate skin, to the eco-friendly diapers now in the marketplace, as well as specific recommendations for hundreds of other products.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

A fabulous guide for parents: current and to be:

I had the honor of meeting Dr. Greene at a conference recently and he is every bit as much as you imagine him when you read his book: a down-to-earth guy, married with a lovely lady (Mrs. Greene), with a crystal clear vision of the important things in this world.
In this book, he is capturing his philosophy about how to prepare for the coming of a baby and raise him/her green, i.e. in the most sustainable way possible. A book like this one is perfectly aligned with the present times, when a growing... more info

Many Important Points with Some Questionable Dietary Advice:

Overall this is a good book, it's well written, it's easy to read, and it gets the point across. The dietary guidelines make up 10-15% of the text, and some are not good. Poor guidelines include: to feed your baby soy (they say, just use organic) and give them breakfast cereals (which are sugar laden and nutrient devoid, even organic ones).
Beyond the dietary guidelines Dr. Greene hits on some key points, how our babies are exposed to toxins. Whether it is their "new" bedding, "new" bottles, "new"... more info

Green Baby Book:

My wife has this book and absolutely loves it. She re-reads it often, and has it bookmarked and highlighted. Great references and goes over many different areas that affect the baby's life from fetal development to the environment around it as it plays. It contains a lot of internet links to products.

Great starting point:

I see myself as relatively environmentally conscious. But this book really made me think more closely about this, and also provided various options for improvement. I really appreciated the suggestions for certain brands or website so I could then go and do my own further research. I am pleased to say that I believe I'm now better informed, and my buying decisions are certainly more environmentally friendly and more gentle for our baby than previously.

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