My youngest son is a bit hooked on T.V. This is par-for-the-course (as I understand it) for American 11 year old boys, and especially so for boys who suffer from severe ADHD and have trouble focusing on so many other types of activities.
We try to limit the amount of brain-eating ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
Lead Safe Mama Refund Policies: Updated March 2024.
Updated: March 2, 2024
The Lead Safe Mama refund policy has historically spread across a few different documents and blog posts, however I have created this post to consolidate all of the relevant scenarios on one post. As always, please let me know if you have any questions, or if you ...
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Tamara, did you block me?
Hi all.
There were some questions today (on the "interwebs" - specifically Facebook) about me blocking people.
Over the past 4 or 5 months I have begun to remove some people from my "Facebook Friends" list - and in a few cases, block them - just to clean up and simplify my ...
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Another nomination opportunity! I would love to test Kylie and Ellen’s dishes for them! Could you please nominate me?
Please click the image to read about this amazing opportunity!
As many of you know, I have been trying to come up with new ways to bring attention to the issue of Lead-painted baby bottles (and the larger issue of the Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic, and other potently toxic heavy metals) commonly ...
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Can I send in one of my dishes (or other items) to test for Lead? Yes, maybe — but read this first! Thanks.
Updated: Saturday — July 27, 2024
Question:
Tamara, can I send you one of my dishes to test for Lead? Or — if not a dish — some other toy, jewelry, trinket, heirloom, whatever?
Answer:
Yes (maybe)!
For baby bottles or collectible decorated/ painted glassware: If you ...
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Just two more months!
Chip In Link:
https://tamararubin.com/2017/01/chip-in/ ...
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Dear Natural Baby Mama readers who have questions about XRF testing, please read this.
I have written this in response to a lot of questions I get from readers who follow the blogger Natural Baby Mama. Since I get the same questions and concerns "on the regular," I thought I would address all of the concerns that have come up here, in one article. Please do take the ...
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August 2019 Lead Safe Mama Amazon Affiliate Income Update
The spreadsheet below shows the full history of Amazon affiliate income for Lead Safe Mama, LLC (since we signed up as an affiliate in December of 2016. It's interesting observing both the monthly patterns and the growth as it relates to other developments and milestones for Lead Safe Mama, LLC. ...
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Lead Safe Mama’s Back-To-School Shopping Guide – Items I actually use with my family.
Originally written and published: August 7, 2019
Hello friends! Below is a simple version of what I am calling my "Back-To-School Shopping Guide". These recommendations are based on what I what I feel are safer choices for children to use, and what I personally buy for my own family.
I ...
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Lead Safe Mama is hiring subcontractors to help with projects
Published: Tuesday - August 6, 2019
Updated: September 2023
Hi friends!
Lead Safe Mama, LLC needs help in a few key areas to keep up with the number of inquiries and request for assistance that we have each day, as well as to maintain and grow the business.
Please let me know if you ...
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Did you get this booklet when you moved in to your pre-1978 rental? Your landlord could be fined $16,000 if you did not.
Because people might find it a little difficult to locate this important document online, I have posted both a link here (click the image above or below to see the document on the EPA's site), and as a backup [given that so much essential information and vital scientific data has been deleted ...
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#LeadSafeMama Advertising Contract Income Year One (2018/2019): $25,930.05
I finally know how much advertising income my website can bring in in one year!
While it may seem odd to some newcomers to my site that I share my income figures publicly - here's why I write about my stats periodically (including my income from Amazon affiliate links, advertising and ...
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You know you’ve made an impact when…the Pyrex Passion group on Facebook has banned any conversation about Lead in the group!
I don't know who added me to this group on Facebook, but whoever did it probably did so just because they knew how funny (tragically funny) I would find this.
Here's the post I wrote for this group tonight:
Since I am going to get kicked out of this group anyway (I am not sure who added me ...
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Prince Harry + Meghan are asking for nominations on Instagram by Monday. Please consider nominating @LeadSafeMama. TIA.
The Sussex Royal account on Instagram (Prince Harry + Meghan) is using the month of August 2019 to highlight the work of 15 change-makers by following only those change-makers' accounts for the remainder of the month of August starting on Monday. They have unfollowed everyone else and will be adding ...
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