From the moment that they’re born, children are mass consumers. The lists that you make of all the things that your new baby needs soon turn into the lists of all the things that your young child wants. Bringing your child up to be eco-friendly may be a little daunting, but it’s achievable because there’s more than enough help out there for all of us. Here’s just 5 of the many ways that you can have an Eco-Friendly child:

1 Begin at Home – Encouraging your child to grow up living an eco-friendly lifestyle, begins at home, with the entire family. Set the standard and lead by example. Make sure that you recycle your plastics, washing and crushing any bottles and piling up any paper or cardboard that can be taken away to be recycled. When you have a household recycling point in your home, you can educate the whole family about what, when and how to recycle.

Tip: Why not turn it into a game or competition and make it fun at the same time?

2 Clothing – You can avoid mass-manufactured clothing created by 11 year-olds in sweatshops in Asia, by seeking out companies that sell eco-friendly and ethically produced children’s clothing.

Choosing clothing for your baby or child that encourages sustainability and is manufactured with a low impact on the environment is a great way for your child to be eco-friendly on a daily basis. Look out for eco-friendly clothing that is free of chemicals and uses 100% natural fibers.

Tip: Think about choosing sustainable fibers such as organic cotton or bamboo

3 Skin Care – Young babies and children need a lot of love and care. Creams, lotions, shampoos and soaps all help keep them healthy, clean and happy. But many of the traditional skin care products for children come in plastic, non-recyclable containers and are manufactured using inorganic ingredients.

It’s been shown that over 60% of what we put on our skin is absorbed by the body. A young child’s immune system shouldn’t have to contend with all the nasty chemicals that come in standard skin care products.

When you choose eco-friendly skin care products for your baby, you should look for products that use 100% natural ingredients and that come in containers and packaging that are 100% recyclable.

Tip: Always read the labels of baby products and look out for ingredients you want to avoid

4 Eco-Toys – Eco friendly toys are made from natural, safe materials that do not impact negatively upon either the environment, nor introduce harmful chemicals into your home. If you’re looking for a toy that you feel confident for your little ones to chew and teeth on, look for a guarantee that no pesticides or chemicals are used in the production process.

You should look out for toys that are made from 100% natural fibers and you’ll be making your eco-friendly contribution to the planet.

Tip: Wooden and organic cotton toys are great fun and very eco-friendly

5 Food – Of course, one of the simplest ways to have an eco-friendly child is through your choice and selection of the food that they eat. Since babies are more prone to infections and more vulnerable to pesticides and their immune system is not fully operational, it makes sense to pick an organic product, packaged in chemical-free wrapping. Choosing locally produced food is also a way to reduce your carbon footprint and help your child live an eco-friendly lifestyle.

Tip: Save money as well by growing vegetables at home, and to encourage your children to eat the, educate with fruit/ vegetable shaped toys

So there you have it, 5 simple ways to ensure that your child starts life in an eco-friendly way.

Author Alexandra Todorova is proprietor of Angels Avenue, an online retailer of premium natural, organic and ethically produced clothing and products for babies and children carefully chosen for beautiful styles, innovative design and lasting quality. You can find out more at http://angelsavenue.co.uk

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Versatile and incredibly varied, eco-friendly products gradually become part of our lives. People can now shop for eco friendly products according to almost any category related to human activity; there are green clothes, organic food, gift ideas, green services, green appliances, sustainable building, and environmentally friendly solutions to almost anything you can think of. Reduce, reuse and recycle, this is what defines a green lifestyle. The very preference for eco friendly products comes with a certain level of awareness or consciousness that involves consideration for the planet we live on and for the heritage we leave to the next generations.

Many of the items we use on a daily basis have eco-friendly alternatives, but most of us have not even heard of them. A housewife may not be thrilled about using a bio-based solvent instead of her efficient chemical bleacher. Poor efficiency is what we fear most in eco friendly products, and hence the reluctance to use them.Thousands of other similar examples can be found in daily life. In fact, some ‘impossible to make’ changes may be encountered with the most convinced of environmentalists. Unless we change mentality, it will be long before people start using eco friendly products regularly.

A cleaner Earth is not therefore possible without a change of paradigm. When one starts to rely on eco friendly products, that person will make green transformations and choices more easily. When you become committed to the Earth’s cause, you’ll feel guilty wasting water, electricity or consuming lots of fuel resources.The green phenomenon is therefore a lot more complex than we suspect, and it touches on more issues of which eco friendly products make only one. Hybrid cars or electric vehicles, alternative heat and power sources, the replacement of incandescent bulbs with light-saving ones, all these are examples of transformations that are currently taking place.

Anyone can start using eco friendly products, and make the environmental exercise a daily practice. When families behave ecologically responsible, children receive the green education necessary for supporting the environmental efforts required from the next generations.Hence, green education starts at school by direct example. A child who grows with eco friendly products will become an environmentally responsible adult.

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