I‘m sure most of us have hosted or been to some kind of home party or another. Today I want to tell you about an opportunity to host a different kind of fun home party, one where you can educate your family, friends, school, and community to protect children’s health and development from common toxics. This party is one of Healthy Child Healthy World’s programs– have you heard of this organization yet?

Healthy Child Healthy World is a well-respected non-profit organization that, in their own words,

is inspiring the movement to protect our children from harmful chemicals. Millions of America’s children are suffering from an unprecedented rise in chronic diseases and conditions such as cancer, autism, asthma and developmental disabilities. Scientific evidence increasingly points to chemicals in our everyday environments as contributing to many of these diseases. Healthy ChildHealthy World translates the science, advocates for policy change and empowers parents to make easy lifestyle choices that better protect their children. Simple and practical changes such as choosing organic foods when possible and using non-toxic household cleaners most of which can be made with regular household ingredients. The organization began after five-year-old Colette Chuda died of a rare form of non-hereditary cancer linked to environmental factors; her parents, Jim and Nancy Chuda, turned their grief into action in 1992.

As a parent of three children, many of the choices I make for less-toxic products or more natural ways of doing this are done for the simple reason that I want to protect my children from avoidable environmental toxins and chemicals.

Read on for a great giveaway, and to see how you can learn more about the organization and choices you can make at one of their home parties.

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