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All Natural Mommies would like to invite our readers to join us as we participate in the Wave of Light.  All you have to do is light a candle at 7pm (in whatever time zone you’re in) and let it burn for at least one hour.  Our candles will burn and as we reflect on the loss of so many special babies.  You can read more about the Wave of Light and get support and resources for dealing with  loss at www.october15th.com

We wish peace and healing to all the families who have lost a special baby.

Many parents have known that spanking is not a positive form of discipline. Also, many parents believe spanking is not affective. But, now a new study shows a link between spanking and lower IQs.

Here’s the link to Yahoo’s story on the study.

This quote from study researcher Murray Straus speaks volumes:
“Contrary to what everyone believes, being hit by parents is a traumatic experience,” Straus said. “We know from lots of research that traumatic stresses affect the brain adversely.” Also, the trauma could cause kids to have more stressful responses in difficult situations, and so may not perform as well cognitively.

Finally! Someone dares to call spanking traumatic in the mainstream media! Yes, many adults were spanked as children and are mostly healthy, functioning adults. However, I haven’t spoken with one adult he admitted that spanking taught them anything except how to avoid being spanked! Spanking only makes the child do “the right thing” to avoid spanking, not because it’s appropriate behavior.

As parents, our job is to teach our children the rewards and consequences of their own behavior. If you draw on the walls, your crayons get taken away. Instead of coloring in your coloring book, you must spend time cleaning the wall. That’s a much more powerful life lesson than hitting.

With the recent concerns of Bisphenol A leaching from plastic bottles, many parents have turned to brands like Sigg to limit our children’s exposure to BPA.  However, Sigg’s CEO Steve Wasik has recently announced the brand’s bottles manufactured before August 2008 contained a trace amount of BPA in the liner. 

But how do you know that the bottles you bought in January 2009 were not manufactured before the switch to the new “EcoCare” liner?  The company has helpfully provided pictures comparing the two liners.  The new liner is a dull beige color.  The old liners is a brassy metallic.

EcoCare Liner:	Former Liner:

It is important to note that leaching is the main issue with BPA.  Sigg’s website sites tests on the old liners that show absolutely no leaching of BPA.

If you find that the bottles you have contain the old liner, you may be able to contact the company for a replacement.  Email liners@mysigg.com or call them at (203)321-1220.