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On Monday I told you about how there may be times when giving nutritional supplements to your children is necessary for their health, and I also told you about the top 5 nutritional supplements for kids that you may want to have on hand in case you need them. Today I want to talk to you […]

Nutrition For Kids: How To Replace Supplements For Children With Real Foods | Growing Up Herbal | Replace children's supplements with these healthy real foods!
5 Best Natural Supplements For Children | Growing Up Herbal | Ever wondered which supplements you should be giving your kids? If so, here are 5 of the best to start with!

Nutrition is incredibly important during childhood, but unfortunately for some parents, it can be difficult to get kids to eat a nutrient dense diet on a consistent basis, therefore, deficiencies in the diet occur. Although I can’t stress enough how important prioritizing your child’s diet is, if there are times where nutrients are lacking for whatever reason, […]

Childhood can be a challenging time when it comes to making the best choices in nutrition for kids. Not only are children growing rapidly and needing more nutrients, but thanks to the poor quality of most commercial foods, not knowing the nutritional needs of your children, being strapped for cash, and having kids that are […]

Nutrition For Kids: 3 Ways To Improve Your Child's Diet | Growing Up Herbal | Here are 3 steps to improve your child's diet.

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 […]

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