What are your plans to celebrate Earth Day today?
You can make a change in your day to reduce your fuel usage. Walk when you normally would drive.
Reduce electric use by turning off a light and opening your curtains or blinds. Or better yet, open your windows and turn off your air [...]

Earth Day is coming up on Tuesday, April 22nd. I do what I can to help the earth by recycling newspapers, cans, bottles, etc. In the past, I have tried to use rechargeable batteries, but then the items I needed them for worked better and lasted longer with regular batteries. Now I [...]

I am sure by now you have heard about the dangers of Bisphenol-A (BPA) in plastics. The danger lies in that this chemical leaches out of the plastic into the beverages or foods contained within the container.
Most recently, it’s been found that many baby bottles and sippy cups have these chemicals and this doesn’t [...]

Gas prices aren’t the only thing that has gone up in recent months. With it has come a slow but steady increase in the cost of groceries as well, along with anything else that must be transported from one location to another. Everything from milk to meat has gone up and with it the amount of money we must allocate for groceries each month. Now is a great time to get into a few little habits that will add up to big savings at the cash register.

If you have a baby or toddler in diapers, you need more than a small shoulder bag like what’s popular now. On our main site we have some colorful and inexpensive Asian diaper bags like the one below.

These diaper bags are made of a silk brocade fabric in a variety of colors. Designs [...]

If you would like to do a link exchange with this blog or our main website, please email me at vanessa@tropicalbabyboutique.com.
I am also looking for ideas for articles for the blog and will consider posting articles geared towards parenting.

My 3 month old son has had a cold/cough for nearly a month and has been through one round of antibiotics. Plus, I have been giving him probiotics (which I highly recommend anyway). Well, since the cough is still there, I contacted the holistic doctor he had seen a month ago and she [...]

This issue has been bothering me for some time and I don’t want to stir up any major debates or anything, but I figure we want to make sure our kids are healthy and will live long, healthy lives. What we do to our bodies is one thing, but we really need to watch what [...]

I have been working on making a list of new baby products I want to add to the Tropical Baby Boutique website. I have received some suggestions from friends, but now I am looking for what you would like to see on the site. I am looking for unique baby items that can’t [...]