Green Options » consume less http://greenoptions.com/tag/consume-less Posts tagged 'consume less' Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:19:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Advice on Reducing Baby Gear Waste http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/01/advice-on-reducing-baby-gear-waste/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/01/advice-on-reducing-baby-gear-waste/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:19:13 +0000 Beth Bader http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/04/01/advice-on-reducing-baby-gear-waste/ 31ruomh880l_aa250_.jpgThe Dreamstime feeding bowl and cutlery suction cup to the high chair or table. Now, you, too can have spaghetti-o’s on your wall and frustrate your child while she learns to use a spoon!

Ever wonder why the average new parent runs out to buy a huge SUV for the new family? It’s not to carry the baby, babies are pretty small. It’s for all the STUFF. An endless variety of unnecessary stuff that is marketed to you as a parent. I’ve survived the baby year.

Here’s a few tips on gear you (and the land fill) won’t miss later:

  1. The Nursury Sanitizer. Because that binky isn’t going to hit the floor every five seconds, anyway. Go ahead, spend $59.95 and drive yourself crazy trying to keep everything “clean.” That sucker’s going in the closet after about a week of reality.

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