Nursery
Music PlayerWhat You Need To KnowHaving your child listen to music has so many important benefits, including improved thinking, coordination, and bonding. But there are a few precautions you should take to make sure what you’re playing doesn’t become a form of noise pollution–possibly over-stimulating your child or contributing to their hearing loss.
What To Avoid
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Not too close:Don’t have the music player right next to the child and don’t put headphones on their ears. Maybe you’re not interested in hearing “Baby Beluga” for the fiftieth time, but headphones (or just being close to the speaker) can intensify the sound and damage fragile ear hairs, possibly tied to hearing loss.
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RF exposure:If you’re using your cell phone, iPad or iPod to play music, keep it as far from your child as possible. Cell phones (and similar devices) emit Radiofrequency (rf) radiation, which some researchers suggest may increase risk of cancer.
Safer Choices
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Distance:Set the music player (or electronic device) some distance from you child and keep the sound at a normal or low decibel.
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Soothing songs:Play soothing music at nap or bedtime. Whenever possible, sing or clap along to the music with your child to encourage interactive play.
Find Safer Products
Websites and Apps:
Clearya
Clearya is a free browser extension and app that notifies you when there are unsafe ingredients in your makeup, personal care, baby care, cleaning and other products, and helps you find safe products.
Clearya is a free browser extension and app that notifies you when there are unsafe ingredients in your makeup, personal care, baby care, cleaning and other products, and helps you find safe products.
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics - Nontoxic Black Beauty Project
They offer a list and database of non-toxic beauty products made and sold by Black-owned companies that are committed to toxic-free beauty and personal care products.
They offer a list and database of non-toxic beauty products made and sold by Black-owned companies that are committed to toxic-free beauty and personal care products.
Detox Me
This app allows you to scan barcodes on products to find relevant tips. They also offer a buying guide to decode product labels and find non-toxic alternatives.
This app allows you to scan barcodes on products to find relevant tips. They also offer a buying guide to decode product labels and find non-toxic alternatives.
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG has a "Skin Deep" database that rates personal care and beauty products based on their safety and toxicity levels. EWG also offers a Healthy Living app that allows you to scan barcodes and find safer products.
EWG has a "Skin Deep" database that rates personal care and beauty products based on their safety and toxicity levels. EWG also offers a Healthy Living app that allows you to scan barcodes and find safer products.
Think Dirty
This app and website allow you to scan or search for personal care products to see their ingredient safety ratings.
This app and website allow you to scan or search for personal care products to see their ingredient safety ratings.