Not Just ‘Anything’ for Our Kids

There are millions of parents like you and I who want to provide the absolute best things they can for their children. We’ll stretch that budget just so we can afford that organic milk, those designer booties, swimming lessons, hard cover books, and the latest and greatest accessories. Parents like us want to know everything about everything in kid world, so that our own kids lack nothing. In particular, when there is something wrong with a product we get for our child, we want to know about it immediately so that we do not spend another minute putting our precious ones in danger. If you need examples of what a powerful drive conscientious parents have in this economy to be able to boycott certain products on a massive scale and to influence the supply to meet their high-standard demands, just check out recent news articles on discoveries of harmful chemical substances like melamine, lead and BPA in children’s products. Whether it’s Chinese melamine found in baby formula, lead found in the paint in kids toys or Bisphenol-A (BPA) found in plastic baby bottles, parents like us at the very least act quickly to stop using those products and turn to products that they know are safe.

Nothing scares me as much as harm to my children. I definitely have become a lot more thoughtful and careful when it comes to what I buy for my boys. In particular, I have become very concerned with the plastic baby bottles. My two very young children get a lot of their nutrition from milk still, which makes their bottles the most often used food containers. After reading the recent BPA studies, I am all done with serving milk in plastic bottles. The studies say that leaching of this chemical accelerates when the container is warmed and/or contains substances high in fat. I serve my kids whole or breast milk (obviously high in fat) usually warm, which puts us in the high-risk zone of this stuff getting into my kids milk. In recent months I have noticed all the new plastic bottle packaging boasting BPA-free labels, but who really knows about some other additive just waiting to be discovered. To be really safe, I’m using glass.