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Personal Favorites of June June is probably one of my favorite months of the year. It’s the beginning of summer, and after the on and off again cold weather that we had here in East Tennessee during May… I was soooo ready for summer. I finally was able to put away all the cool weather clothes […]

I love plantain. Seriously… I’ve already used it so many times this year for one thing in particular. Bee stings. As much as I hate to get stung by a bee, I hate it when my kids get stung even more. My oldest has been stung 3 times already, and my littlest just got stung […]

If you’re interested in making your own homemade bug repellent, but often find many recipes too overwhelming or full of ingredients that you wouldn’t typically have on hand, today is your day. I’m going to show you how to make the simplest homemade bug repellent you’ll ever make. It’s not a bug spray. It’s a […]

I’m sure you’re like me, and you just hate it when your little one is in pain from teething. They’re so pitiful (and grumpy if truth be told), and there’s not much you can do to help them except wait for their tooth to come in… or is there? I’ve been looking in to teeth […]

A couple months ago I contacted Jemma Rane about reviewing one of her Original KidKits here on Growing Up Herbal, and she so kindly obliged! When I first came across this product, it grabbed my attention right away. It was appealing to kids, designed to travel well, organized, and full of amazing kid-friendly activities to keep […]

Growing up, my dad was very adamant about keeping my teeth healthy. When he was growing up, there wasn’t money to go to the dentist to get your teeth checked and fixed very often. If there was a cavity, it just had to wait. Eventually that tooth may need to be pulled, but that was […]