Elimination Communication is the name often given to the situation where a baby does not wear nappies from birth. Instead (even from a very young age) the baby and parent/carer learn to communicate the child’s need to go to the ‘toilet’. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Environmental Issues’ Category
Dangerous Cosmetics?
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Everywhere you look these days there seems to be one more thing to worry about. We and our children seem to be constantly bombarded with more harmful products and environments. This also extends to the ingredients in many of the ’standard’ cosmetic products found in the shops these days. More and more research is showing that the products that we always took as safe, may not be so.
Bamboo – an eco-friendly option
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009Bamboo as a fabric has been one of the great finds in recent years. It is being used more and more in clothing and it shows off many of it’s major plus points in the new-generation bamboo nappies.
Women’s Environmental Network (WEN)
Saturday, October 8th, 2005The Nappies section of the UK-based WEN website contains information on nappy activism and very well researched articles on the environmental impact of disposables. In their own words: “Real nappies … Anything else is just rubbish.” Visit the other parts of their site for great information on a variety of environmental issues.