As an eco-mom to 2 year old Maxie, I couldn’t agree more with Christine’s quest. Right on, sister!

Baby steps to green parenting
Posted by Christine Gardner at 9:29 AM on 04 Apr 2007

Few things are less environmentally friendly than kids.

You know it’s true. They stand as examples of our populating an overpopulated planet. They need a lot of stuff, or at least that’s what other parents and Babies ‘R’ Us tell us. And nothing says “earth hater” more than the billions of dirty diapers now calling landfills home.

But here’s the thing: Before kids, I wasn’t much of an environmentalist.

It wasn’t until I birthed my children and moved them to suburbia that I finally made the decision to strive for a simple, sustainable existence. If I was going to stay home with them, I was going to enjoy it — and that did not mean driving around town all day looking for playgroups and sales on kitchenware. I didn’t need to drive a minivan or shop at Wal-Mart. Instead, I’d take the bus … to Target. Better, right? Maybe a little better?

Originally from Grist