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Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) | 
 enlarge | Author: Deirdre Imus
Brand: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 43989
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 1416541241
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.1
EAN: 9781416541240
ASIN: 1416541241
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
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Product Description
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.
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 Dangerous for the uninformed! October 14, 2008
My Mom bought me this book thinking I would really enjoy it. I must admit, I was looking forward to reading it!
I actually feel like I was being lectured to by a self-righteous, caddy Mom at a playgroup (certainly not a Le Leche League meeting!).
This book seems to have a goal of instilling great fear into parents. After reading it, it would seem that no matter what we do, we are destined to be swimming in toxins. The book offers a lot of specific websites and brand names for "natural" products. That is good to a point, but it ends up feeling like commercials.
I was horrified by the breastfeeding portion. Basically a doctor says that breastfeeding is a "double edged sword" and there are soooo many toxins in an adult woman...blah blah. (what about an adult cow or soybeans grown in the soil of the toxic earth??...not to mention the negative effects of soybeans which are not mentioned at all in this book) The doctor goes on to say that he may be old-fashioned, but he thinks that there is something to be said for the closeness of mother and baby...duh!
I feel like I am more informed than this author...I just don't have all the money in the world to publish a book and preach of my "good deeds" and my wonderful husband. I'm glad the profits go to the Imus Ranch...it is the only redeeming factor and the only thing that keeps me from cringing when I think of supporting such an irresponsible book.
Breastfeeding is Bad? October 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I never purchased the book, a co-worker brought it in and asked my opinion.
Deirdre Imus pretty much loses credibility with me when she suggests there are better alternatives then breast milk. She's in total defiance of Mother Nature and prefers feeding your child with factory produced substitutes and that's extremely alarming.
I get all that about meat being bad for you but being a slave to Science it's my understanding it was animal fat that led to modern man's development including brain expansion which let to superior intelligence. Isn't it just possible there are benefits to be had from meat that we haven't been informed about?
I know many Asian families that migrated to America and one thing I've noticed is their children tower over their parents. I can't help wonder if the American hamburger / diet had anything to do with that. Most Asians I know that migrated are not big meat eaters, as they prefer fish, rice and vegetables. Their American children however love hamburgers and hot dogs.
It's very important to employ critical thinking skills when you read such one-sided arguments against meats, breast-feeding, etc. Some have political agendas, PETA, Environmentalists, money, etc. That's not to suggest some don't have legitimate arguments.
I will close by stating today's man lives far longer then ever before, so beware of the fear-mongers and their agendas.
Ricky
Not as good as I thought September 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As being a "green" mom I was very disappointed with this book. She says that cloth diapers "overwhelmed" her by having to wash them with a newborn. Umm maybe you should buy more so you don't have to wash them everyday. I cloth diaper and it's so easy for me, I throw them in the wash every other day and volia! fresh clean diapers. Then she goes on to say she used disposables, the "green" ones (Tushies) I don't think using any disposable is going "green" . The kicker is when her son got "too big for regular diapers but not yet potty trained" She used PULL UPS! That's the beauty of most one size cloth diapers they can go up to 35 pounds! This lady has no idea how to be "green". I reccomend "Raising Baby Green" By Alan Greene, a much better book!
Scary book July 27, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I started reading this book with a neutral/positive attitude and after reading a quarter of it I was totally alienated. The author makes sure to quote experts for straightforward ideas such as "fetal alcohol syndrom is difficult to detect at birth." Yet for more controversial ideas, no sources or basis other than her opinion is given, such as "I never eat fish." Well, good for her, but why? I am well aware of the dangers of mercury, but never have I heard any advice on going without fish given its benefits for mothers and unborn babies such as the omega 3s. Same thing for her advice about dairy. Every day I read about experts lamenting the lack of calcium in growing kid's bodies and yet Ms Imus claims that given that non-organic dairy has problems, we should go dairy free. I would think that the benefits of organic dairy would outweigh its costs, but for some reason her sense of propriety has been offended by all things dairy. She thinks that fruits and veggies are all you need, but she does not talk about how to replace the missing protein and calcium if you forego meat, fish, poultry, dairy, and also vitamin supplements... Someone who wants to follow her advice may cause serious developmental problems on their kids. I am all for raising vegetarian or vegan kids, but in addition to talking about how to exclude things from our diet, shouldn't we also consider how to replace what we exclude?
I agree with others who hated her book about her advice on breastfeeding. Her book should be banned or sold with a disclaimer such as "NOT approved by XYZ medical association" for her claim that organic formula may have benefits over breastfeeding. After reading this, I would not be surprised if she claimed that "babies should not be held because mothers are carriers of all sorts of chemicals. If you really have to hold your baby, be sure to use organic mittens."
 Not the best choice July 23, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book does provide some useful links and ideas but it is mostly a testament of what worked for the author personally and for her one and only child. The book is preachy and light on facts, heavy on opinions. I was horrified by her remarks that state breastfeeding may not be the best choice due to toxins in breastmilk. She does her readers a real disservice by presenting this idea and giving links to organic formula. According to La Leche League International, a reputable authority on breastfeeding, human milk is still the best choice. Also there was not much information on cloth diapering -- the author glossed over the idea saying she could not keep up with the laundry rather than giving resources or facts about a great green idea. I am glad I got this at the library and saved my cash for better resources.
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