Lessons from Lockdown

I remember thinking a few years back that eco-parenting was for many people a lifestyle choice, made by those lucky enough to have options and a strong desire to leave a minimal environmental impact by those choices. That perspective changed virtually overnight, when COVID-19 changed our lives forever. Going crazy over toilet paper-really?! It started with the […]

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On clean floors and kid chaos …

How clean are your floors – do you really care, and does it even matter? Much to a close family member’s horror, Amanda Hudson recently discovered that an unexpected bonus of her new floors was that they take a long time to look dirty………… There’s about 650km between my mum and I, so we catch […]

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Eco Challenge Yourself

Most of us would like to live that little bit greener but sometimes we need a push. Some inspiration. A challenge. For over three years we’ve been blogging about sustainable living. We’ve also published an eco tip each day for more than two years on our Facebook page to give you your dose of daily eco inspiration. […]

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Sustainababy Eco Tip Competition

Image source: Global Exchange Fair Trade Blog This month we’re giving you the opportunity to WIN a $200 Sustainababy gift voucher simply for telling us your best eco tip. Regular Sustainababy followers tune in each morning for our daily eco parenting tip published on our Facebook page but we’d really like to hear what tips you have for […]

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Sneak Peek at our Kids in Style Finds

We had a wonderful time at Kids In Style these past few days catching up with our existing suppliers and ordering some new and very exciting products. Here’s a sneak peek at what will be available at Sustainababy in coming weeks….. Take the 1960’s PVC overalls and pinafores and swap PVC for eco-friendly fabric in modern prints and […]

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The Birth of Green Parenting

By: Laura Trotta B.Eng (Env), MSc (Env) Green parenting, eco parenting, natural parenting. Call it what you will, but like planking and texting, these terms simply didn’t exist three generations ago. Back then, the home thrift skills learned during the Great Depression ensured that green parenting was the norm. Somehow between then and now, the […]

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How to Have an Eco-Friendly Christmas

By: Laura Trotta (BEng(Enviro), MSc (Enviro Chemistry)) So Christmas is just a few weeks away and you’re starting to get swept up in the season. You’ve attended several Christmas parties, installed your Christmas tree and hung your fairy lights. You’ve completed most of your shopping and have it gift wrapped under the tree waiting for […]

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