Green parenting – how to raise an eco-baby

Want to go eco and ethical for your baby?

There’s a lot you can do to raise your baby in a more eco-friendly way. And there’s plenty of reasons why you might like to, from environmental concerns and ethical motivations, to peer pressure to try and be a greener parent! We’ve rounded up advice and tips, as well as top product suggestions and buyer’s guides, to make greener living even easier.

Green parent advice and eco-friendly tips

• Green parenting - one family’s eco-challenge - we asked a family with three children - aged 4, 2 and 10 months - to go green for a week. Here’s the diary of their eco highs and lows.

• Secrets to a cleaner, greener family home – what you can do at home to help the environment.

• Reusable nappies vs. disposables - everything you need to know - that facts and stats of disposable and reusable nappy use in the UK.

• Celebrity parents go green – check out which celebrity mums and dads have followed their eco-conscience, and what green measures they’re taking.

Eco-friendly products for your green baby and toddler

• Eco-friendly cots for babies – an ethical cot is great place to start when setting up a green nursery, and we’ve hunted down the top cots and cotbeds on the market.

• Eco-friendly fashion for your baby and child - gorgeous ethical, eco clothes for your baby, toddler and child.

• Eco-friendly toys for your baby and toddler – toys that won’t cost the earth… or damage it either.

• 10 of the best eco nappy changing products – a round-up of the greener choices for your nappy bag.

• Buyer’s guide to reusable nappies – a step-by-step guide to finding the right reusable nappy for you and your baby’s needs.

• Which reusable nappies should you choose? The different types of reusable and eco nappy options explained.

• In-depth reviews of reusable nappies – reusable nappies tried, tested and honestly rated.

• In-depth reviews of reusable trainer pants – eco-friendly trainer pants for toddlers put through their paces.