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Go to Safe Start For Kids Now

As parents, we do our best to choose the safest products for our kids. But how do we know which products are safe? The surprising truth is that chemical ingredients in children’s products do not need to be tested for safety before being used. As a result, everyday products can contain chemicals linked with health effects like learning and behavioral problems, hormone disruption, and asthma.

So what’s a parent to do? Explore our easy tips on choosing safer products and creating healthy environments for your kids! And please sign up to receive breaking news about our critical work to protect children's health.

Once a month, we'll provide easy tips on choosing the safest products for children, including baby bottles, bibs, sunscreen, and much more.

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Rub a Dub Dub, Be Safe at Meals and in the Tub

It's dinnertime... your toddler just smeared pasta sauce onto the wood table, and then used his shirt as a napkin. Now it's definitely time for a bath! Before you get the tub water running, do you know if your mealtime and bathtime accessories are safe for your kids?

Count Your Healthy Sheep

Growing Up Green - February 2010 - Many parents ask us what the healthiest options are for children's mattresses and futons, so we've compiled these tips to help you when you shop. The good news is that mattresses containing the toxic flame retardants PBDEs have been prohibited from sale in Washington stores since January 2008.

Getting Ready for the Stork: Our Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy

In this day and age, it's not just vitamins and good nutrition mom needs to worry about. Making good personal choices won't keep all toxic problems out of the womb, but will give baby the best start possible. Follow these tips for a happier and healthier pregnancy!

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