
It's lunch time, garlitte chin is too hungry to bother with his Earth
The bamboo spoon is friendly.
He put his two hands into his Chinese Bunnykins plate and fished out rice and green beans with his fist. The 14-month-
Old, In cloth diapers under organic cotton pants and jerseys, twisting happily, kicking the feet of the hands --me-Baby shoes.
From his Grasso throne, garlitte investigated his subjects to drink filtered water from his stainless steel suction cup and beam.
In his sunlit Toronto kitchen, 3-year-
Lao Kai laughed after being bitten by an organic apple.
Brothers don't know yet, but they are setting off a new wave of green generation.
There is nothing better than having children that allow adults to rethink their habits and world views.
Nancy Dehart and Peter Chin are among the many people who have discovered that parents are the main catalyst for more environmental protection
A friendly way of life.
"All of a sudden, you start looking at things in a completely different way," said DeHart, 37 . ".
"This child is the most precious thing in the world. they depend on you.
"Four years ago, when she first became pregnant, DeHart got rid of toxic cleaning products and used only natural products on her skin, hair and clothing.
The family began to eat more organic food and sleep on organic cotton sheets.
The boy's silk hair is washed with natural shampoo and their skin is touched only by chemicals
Free soap and lotion.
In a leading world
The fear that contaminated toys and plastic bottles will filter harmful bisphenal A is A mainstream approach as parents increasingly feel it is their responsibility to protect their little ones.
For many, a driving force comes from the daily headlines about the climb of autism, allergies, attention disorders, and cancer.
A few years ago, the mothers of the local game group dismissed Kai's healthy snacks and stainless steel canteens.
Now they ask where to buy it.
Like many of their contemporaries, Dehart and Chin did not live more green on one fingerwagging, all-or-nothing way.
Money is a big consideration.
They tried to reuse the app-reduce-
Philosophy of recycling, choice and priority, do what they can.
"Just change one thing" is Du Zhe's mantra.
For DeHart, "This is a question of living more consciously.
"The boys are dressed in handmade clothes --me-
Ups and downs that do not qualify for Earth
There are plastic toys and equipment.
It will be a waste of throwing these things.
They eat hormones.
I don't eat organic meat because it's too expensive.
Most importantly, their parents want to instill ecology. Friendly habits
They want to raise children who don't throw recyclable tin into the trash, who will turn off the water when they wash their hands with soap, don't ask for a birthday party loudly, rob a bag full of plastic garbage.
They want to raise their children and they will buy them carefully locally and in less places.
For Gillian Owen in Toronto, the incentives for green families are more pressing.
Three years ago, her third child, Dylan, was born with severe brain damage.
The doctor says he has severe visual impairment and may never walk and talk.
Owen and her husband seek help from the United States. S.
Treatment Program.
The first indication they got when they arrived in Philadelphia was: come back within three months of making chemicals
Dylan's free environment and healthy eating habits.
"We are like deer in the headlights," said Owen, 38 . ".
"It will take us three months.
We were just normal parents and all of a sudden we had to buy an air purifier to get rid of the sugar.
Dylan had a dairy.
Free balanced diet including organic kale, bok choy and quinoa-his two older brothers and sisters won't touch the food, but his younger sister has already started to taste it. The 3-year-
Old, do six hours of intensive physical and developmental therapy seven days a week, run laps in local shopping malls, and exercise in winter.
Although his field of vision is limited, he can identify a large number of printed words and identify pictures of everything from butterflies to Georgia O'Keefe paintings.
Protecting children has always been a driving force for environmental activists.
But Gao said parents must go beyond their four walls.
City councillor of Toronto (
Ward 14 ParkdaleHigh Park)
Perks is an ecological mob.
Long before his 19-year-old baby was born, Russel.
"The risk of a consumerism approach is that it creates the idea that you can protect yourself and your children," he said . ".
"If we want to succeed, we must also see ourselves as managers of the entire ecosystem.
"John Wright, senior vice president
The president of Ipsos Reid, a Toronto poll and research firm, questioned whether green habits will have a lasting impact as children grow.
Last year, an Ipsos survey of Canadian teenagers found that although they grew up in an era of no junk lunch and recycling, they did not walk. Ninety-
One country agrees that they can change the environment. But three-
The dormitory describes itself as "laid-
Decision on environmental protection.
"Our generation is more sensitive and sensitive, but does that change their behavior? " Wright says. "Not really.
"The key, he said, is whether children believe that their personal behavior will be different in the context of rampant consumer marketing, excessive packaging and third world pollution.
Change also depends on the key factors of acquisition, time and money, especially for parents.
Diana Crescenz. year-
Old daughter with a lot of allergies
She takes her to natural therapy, limits her access to food additives and preservatives, and cleans the house with vinegar and baking soda.
But it's not easy for this family to live in Brampton.
To find organic produce or go to the health food store, "I always have to drive," she said . ".
Crescenzi, who also has a 7-year-old son, combed the shelves of children's multivitamin at nearby grocery stores and pharmacies looking for brands that don't have ASBA sweet.
In the end, she could only find it at a health food store-three times the price of the store and much longer driving.
She added that although many of the large box stores and chain stores in 905 do not practice sustainable habits or ecological inventory
Friendly product, "a lot of people can't help but go there.
Andrea Tomkins believes in environmental protection
Friendly habits and attitudes start at home.
Tomkins, who has 8 and 6-year-old daughters, said her mother woke her up from life-long habits such as using toxic cleaning products.
When the girls got on the "why" stage, her shift came and asked everything, from why toilet cleaners were dangerous to why they couldn't walk with their neighbor's pesticides --sprayed lawn.
"When you have to explain enough to the children, you start to hear that your views have changed.
Tomkins wrote a popular blog and peeked in the fish tank (quietfish. com/notebook)
This is an example of how the online world affects green attitudes.
It drives radicalism, connects parents and gives them access to the latest research and ecology
They can't find friendly products at big box shops or local grocery stores.
This year, Tomkins sparked a second discussion in the blog circle, urging readers to discuss two with her.
Monthly shopping ban
DeHart and Chin are also in contact online.
Reporter DeHart and finger pressure/Thai massage therapist Chin recently launched a Kai Kids (kaikids. com)
, For sale
Toxic clothes and baby products.
They love Canadian products and commit to fair trade and ethical suppliers.
Many of their clients live in 905.
Current best sellers on the website of Kai Kids include a range of organic cotton children T-
Shirt with slogan
Someone said, "My dad recycled more than your dad.
"It's almost everything.
Ironically, we take better care of our children than we do ourselves. -
Andrea Tomkins, Ottawa, mother and bloggerthatover phrase, "What kind of world is it that we leave our children?
"When I took responsibility for the whole health of others, it suddenly became clear --being.
Greening the baby's life, in addition to how many leading advantages they bring to their health, there is also a great thing, that is, you are creating a new citizen of sustainable development, creating ecology for him
A friendly life will always be the norm. -
Jill Dicken of Toronto wrote in her new book, Green of life, that because you have children, you will make changes.
You start with the baby and then it will expand to the rest of your life, your knowledge and awareness. "-
Peter Chin of Toronto is the father of two children and the founder of kaikids.
When we talk about clean air and clean water, it's really the best choice for our kids. . . .
Exposure to a chemical that does not cause significant effects in adults can cause significant harm to infants. -
Jill portvin Shaw, author of "green Up your cleanup fear", is fine.
Sometimes this is the only thing that can change people. -
Diana Crescenzi of Brampton is the mother of two children. It's impossible if you look at the mountains ahead, but you can step by step.
We all know. -