Grow Healthy. Grow Happy. The Whole Baby Resource

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Products

Reusable swim diapers and swimsuits with built-in diapers let your baby move freely in the water, and eliminate the worry of solid waste entering a po...

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Swim Wear and Sun Protection Gear
Nurture

As your baby’s guide, you are in charge of setting limits and creating boundaries for her. Sometimes it can be challenging to know when your child i...

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Seek Balance in Activity
Nurture

Your child learns by taking in the world around him and then imitating what he absorbs. Your emotional regulation creates the emotional climate for yo...

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Be a Role Model
Food

There is a difference between healthy and unhealthy sources of fat. The following is a list of the groups of good- and poor-quality fats and how they ...

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Fat Considerations
Celebrate

Traveling with your baby for more than a couple of hours usually upsets daily routines. Here are some ideas for keeping the disruption to a minumum.

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Trips and Traveling with Baby
Health

Some questions to ask yourself as you look for a healthcare provider for your baby.

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Choosing a Healthcare Provider

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Celebrate

The fun and adventures of travel, social events, and holidays are exciting to plan for and to enjoy. They help your child broaden his world of people,...

Return Home to Balance

Food

There are many ways to prepare fruits, and each method has its own benefits to your baby’s health.

Fruit Preparation

Products

The story of one of i play.’s first baby models and her daughter—modeling 27 years later.

A “Model” Family for Diapers

Products

The story behind the making of the original swim diaper which has been a bestselling product for i play. for the past 26 years.

The Story of the i play.® Swim Diaper

Products

Becky Cannon, owner and founder of i play., Inc, talks about how her company has developed it's manufacturing procedures and standards over the years.

i play., Inc’s Manufacturing Story

Food

9 months + 12-ounces vegetarian gluten free This slow-cooking method creates a concentrated, rich, and delicious taste that brings out the sweetness o...

Veggie Butter Recipe

Nurture

Whatever the makeup of your family, these are the people who will bond with your child for life and help shape the person he becomes. Although a child...

Other Family Members

Food

7 months+ Organic sprouted aduzki beans help support baby's healthy strength, stamina, & digestion.

Mighty Muscles® Organic, Naturally Sweet Beans Recipe

Food

6 months+ Organic sprouted sweet brown rice and organic sprouted millet recipe that is gentle on baby’s developing digestive system.

Blissful Belly® Organic Whole Grain Supercereal® Recipe

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A comprehensive and accessible resource for natural baby care. Nurture your baby with nature's principles for a radiant life. Grow Healthy. Grow Happy. The Whole Baby Guide is a complete resource for parents to give their babies a healthy beginning for the first three years.

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Meet The Author

Becky Cannon, mother of two daughters, is the founder and president of the family-owned and -operated companies, Green Sprouts, Inc and Genki Press, and the author of the book Grow Healthy. Grow Happy. The Whole Baby Guide. Green Sprouts sells natural baby products to retailers throughout the United States and to over 25 countries. Becky holds Bachelor of Science degrees in both Child Development and Education. She also has a Master of Science in Organizational Development. While living in Japan for three years, Becky taught at Muso Yochien (Dream Window Kindergarten), a Japanese school based on Waldorf education that provides whole foods to its students. Becky and her former husband, Naoki Kubota, co-founded the East West Center in Asheville, NC. The center provided classes in East Asian medicine and natural foods cooking, as well as housed an acupuncture practice. In addition to managing Green Sprouts, she has been studying and teaching personal and professional development for the past 40 years.