| Raising a 'Green Baby' means considering your | | | | bio-degrading!) ECO disposables give you great |
| options and making changes where you can to | | | | eco-karma as well - I feel great when I use them! |
| reduce the environmental footprint of your baby. | | | | 3. Begin to Dabble in Baby Pottying. |
| Make it a personal goal to use one less diaper | | | | Elimination Communication is something you start |
| today by discovering some new ideas and making | | | | at home. You ease into the practice part time |
| a few changes... | | | | with your baby leading the way, using diapers as |
| Did you know, that in North America alone, the | | | | full-time backup at first. You offer a potty break |
| diaper industry is worth an estimated 7 BILLION | | | | at diaper changes, particularly if your baby has a |
| dollars a year? That's a lot of diaper changing, | | | | dry diaper when you happen to check it, and |
| that's a lot of manufacturing, packaging, | | | | then, Hooray! You 'catch' your first wee, start |
| transportation, advertising, storage and disposal - | | | | skipping the odd diaper, and begin doing your little |
| and that's a lot of waste! | | | | bit for the environment your baby will grow up to |
| 3 Ways to Raise A Green Baby When Considering | | | | live in help protect in the future. |
| Your Diaper Options: | | | | Even a generation ago, the majority of toddlers |
| 1. Use Some Modern Cloth Diapers. | | | | were beginning to move out of diapers at |
| They actually only take an estimated 5 minutes | | | | eighteen months. Now, the majority of children |
| more to use each day, once you factor in the | | | | don't even begin this process until they are nearly |
| travel, standing in queues, racing out late at night, | | | | three. Children are now in diapers longer than ever |
| transportation, storage, clean up, associated | | | | before in history in the 'developed' countries, while |
| washing and then time to wrap and dispose of | | | | children in the rest of the world are largely out of |
| the disposables. Golly! 5 minutes to invest for a | | | | diapers around their first birthdays, and using |
| greener future? Start with just one green diaper. | | | | them in a casual way, rather than 24 hours a day! |
| Feel good each time your baby wears it, then | | | | With these 3 simple ideas your infant can be |
| wash it and reuse it again! | | | | raised to be a green baby, starting life with a |
| 2. Favor ECO Disposables That Can Be | | | | smaller carbon footprint. Whether you start with a |
| Composted or Flushed. | | | | few modern cloth diapers, use some compostable |
| These environmentally friendly options can be | | | | diapers or begin practicing some elimination |
| composted, worm farmed away or simply buried | | | | communication, you are making a difference and |
| to disappear in a couple of months. The urea and | | | | setting an eco-friendly example to your friends |
| other waste matter helps condition the soil | | | | and family. |
| (Apparently even IMPROVING the rate of | | | | |