Karin Frost

By definition, a baby carrier is a device used to carry an infant or small child on the body of an adult caregiver. On-the-body baby carriers are designed in various forms such as slings, wraps, and soft structured front, back or hip carriers. Varying materials and degrees of rigidity, decoration, and support are used for carrying the child.  Here are a few common types of baby carriers and some considerations for choosing a baby carrier that best suits your family.

Slings

Slings are a baby carrying device comprised of a piece of cloth. The ends of the cloth are linked together, sometimes with a metal ring on one end and known as a Ring Sling. It is "slung over the shoulder and a pouch to put the baby in is formed at the wearer's waist.

Wraps

A wrap carrier does exactly what it sounds like: it wraps itself around you and your baby. A wrap is a long strip of fabric

We cherish our children and devote ourselves to serving their best interests in their health, happiness and development. When they are babies, we hold them close to our hearts to nurture our bond with them. In their maturation they insist on freedom and we gradually let them go to foster their independence. We give them the best guidance we know so they may make the best choices along the pathway of life. Our choices decide the quality of life for generations to come. Our Universal circumstances are now pressuring us as a collective society to choose between health and sustainability or toxins and conventional agriculture

Cotton In Our Everyday Lives

A helpful fact from the Untouched World website (untouchedworld.com) warns "pesticides used in conventional cotton farming can enter the human food chain. Cotton is grown primarily for its fiber and is regulated as a non-food crop. However, the majority of the cotton plant by weight ends up in our food supply. Cottonseed oil

All the major news networks now have segments on Heroes. It appears to be a time in our history when we need to bring them to mass media to remind us that altruism is a virtue. Some are soldiers who have died in the line of duty under heroic circumstances. Some are individuals who have found special ways to give of their time, energy and money to make a difference and help others in need. Heroes are amazing examples of unselfish concern for the welfare of others entirely without ulterior motive: selflessness. It is the philosophical doctrine that right action is that which produces the greatest benefit to others. And then there are Heroines, women who possess heroic qualities. I personally have a heroine whose story I would like to tell. She is Josephine Nalugo, a young woman in Kampala, Uganda, Africa. I first met Josephine in July of 2007 when she emailed my company asking for a donation of a baby carrier. She introduced herself as a member of the Children in Africa Project. This was