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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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Soothie Suckers Ever heard of them? Me neither… until a few months ago when Soothie Suckers founder, Marietta Harrison, contacted me and asked me if I’d like to try them out on my kids and see what they thought. So what did I do? Well, I looked into them first to make sure they were something […]

Updated October 2021 With cold and flu season fast approaching, the time has come to start preparing our families and households for staying healthy this fall and winter. One of the best ways to do that is to properly wash our hands. However, when it comes to children, that can be hard to do since […]

When I was new to herbs, I did everything by the book… meaning, I’d get out an herbal how-to book, look up how to make something, and follow the directions step by step. I followed recipes when making an immune-boosting tincture right down to 1 part of this and 2 parts of that with so […]

We all know kombucha is healthy for us. It’s a fermented tea product that aids the body in detox, digestion, boosting the immune system, and overall bodily health, but no matter how good we parents know it is for us, it can sometimes be difficult to get our kids to happily drink it. Kombucha is […]

If your child has ever had a rash and you decided to Google it to see if you could figure out whether it was a diaper rash or yeast rash, you may have been overwhelmed with the results. There are so many different types of rashes, many of which look the same, that it’s hard […]

Is Your Baby's Rash Diaper Rash Or Yeast Rash? | Growing Up Herbal | Learn how to tell if your baby's rash is a diaper rash or a yeast rash... plus, how to take care of each one naturally.

Wanna know more about using herbs with your little one when she’s sick? There are plenty of different approaches, but today, I want to share one of the easiest ones I’ve come across with you. It’s As Easy As ABC… Literally. In the book, The ABC Herbal, author Steven Horne shares how Edward Milo Millet, […]

The ABC's of Herbal Therapy | Growing Up Herbal | Using herbs for your kids can be as easy as ABC. Find out how!

Are you interested in learning how to use plants to support your health in as natural a way as possible — plants that grow in your backyard or in the forest behind your home or can be found in the local herb shop? If so, here's how you can become an herbalist!

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The ABC's of Herbal Therapy | Growing Up Herbal | Using herbs for your kids can be as easy as ABC. Find out how!

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