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Welcome to the Growing Up Herbal Journal where you'll find information on herbal education, recipes, tutorials, natural living tips and tricks, and behind the scenes glimpses of how I live life naturally.

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Kids. They get cuts, scrapes, and scratches. Most of the time these little “boo-boos” are no big deal, but if your kids are anything like mine, a little herbal salve and a fun bandaid can make anything all better. Now, not all salves are created equal. Salves can serve different purposes depending upon the herbs […]

Almost all parents are given some sort of teething aid at their baby shower to help their little one when the time for teething approaches, but many of these teething aids are potentially unsafe for babies. So what’s a natural minded mama to do? Today I want to look at two commonly used NATURAL teething […]

Two Natural Teething Aids That May Not Be Safe For Your Baby | Growing Up Herbal | These two commonly used “natural” teething aids may not be safe for your baby. Find out why!

Have you ever had one of those nights where your baby just does not want to sleep or where your older kids are running around the house like wild hooligans? I have those nights. Quite often to be honest with you. My kids are still small and they have LOTS of energy. Being that it’s […]

Ever since I was pregnant with my first son, I realized that there were certain things I did not want to use on him… certain skincare and cosmetic products that I knew were supposedly bad. I didn’t really know why. I just knew that all the “crunchy” mamas out there gave certain things a big […]

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We have Maca Root Powder winners!! Let me just say “thank you” to all of you who participated in this giveaway by liking, sharing, and signing up for things… I really appreciate your efforts and interest. I’m really excited for these winners to get to try some (or to get more) of their own maca […]

If your kids are anything like mine are, they can be really picky about eating foods that are healthy for them. So what do I do? I try to get the best, most healthy foods in them when I can… and I work on their picky food attitudes as well. (I’ll be sharing my tips […]

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