Parenting has always been hard. It seems harder lately because all of the rules seem to have changed!

Stuff that was considered essential just a year ago is now known to be unsafe and is being pulled from shelves. Further, what is safe and what isn’t safe isn’t clear at all! Is plastic safe? What about hard plastics? If the sippy cup isn’t safe, why is the plastic bowl thought to be safe? What about the plastic in our eye glasses, our cars, our strollers?

The folks at Health & Longevity have done a decent round up as to what is safe and they have some links to other resources as well.

Safe Mama also has a great list of which baby and toddler feeding products seem to be BPA free (safer) and which products are likely dangerous.

Closer to home, Health Canada is taking action on baby bottles containing BPA.

Thankfully, there are lots of alternatives to plastic baby bottles and sippy cups. My personal favourite at the moment is The Safe Sippy — smart design at the right time. (Though apparently the bottles are having a hard time staying in stock! Everyone wants one! Me included!)