Environment

4 Easy Changes My Family Made to be More Eco-Friendly

4 Easy Changes My Family Made to be More Eco-Friendly

Jenn Cox

Is this the year your family gets an electric vehicle?

Is this the year your family gets an electric vehicle?

Ilana Weitzman

How to raise a green kid without freaking them out

How to raise a green kid without freaking them out

Children understand the urgency of the climate change crisis—sometimes faster than adults. Here’s how to inspire them and let them turn despair into action.

Jason McBride

18 good news stories you might have missed this past year

18 good news stories you might have missed this past year

The past year has been tough and we’re all hungering for tidbits of hope and positivity. Don’t let the pandemic eclipse these big wins for parents and kids.

Jessica Leeder

I quit my job to help save the earth for my kid

I quit my job to help save the earth for my kid

Deniers try to claim that informing kids about the climate change crisis amounts to child abuse. But child abuse would be doing nothing to prevent it.

Joshua Ostroff

6 easy, eco-friendly alternatives to wrapping paper

6 easy, eco-friendly alternatives to wrapping paper

Brett Tryon

How to finally go green at home this year

How to finally go green at home this year

Learn all about how to go green at home and make this the year your whole family gets seriously enthusiastic about the environment.

Simone Olivero

19 trends that will affect parents in 2020

19 trends that will affect parents in 2020

From gender-neutral *everything* and normalizing anxiety to environmentally conscious kids and woke parents, here’s what to expect more of in 2020.

Claire Sibonney

You can all rejoice because scientists want to ban this craft supply from hell

You can all rejoice because scientists want to ban this craft supply from hell

Parents will be happy to hear there's finally a good reason to get rid this messy craft supply that gets absolutely everywhere.

Kevin John Siazon

5 ways you can reduce your family's fashion footprint

5 ways you can reduce your family's fashion footprint

The environmental cost of clothing makes it hard to get excited about buying new. Here are some ideas on sustainable fashion and how to make do with less.

Brianna Sharpe

I'm buying my kids used toys for Christmas this year—and so should you

I'm buying my kids used toys for Christmas this year—and so should you

Giving a second-hand gift was once considered tacky, cheap or just plain weird. But to fight climate change and personal debt, those days should be over.

Caitlin McCormack

How Jillian Harris radically reduced her family's household waste

How Jillian Harris radically reduced her family's household waste

Through a series of small changes, the lifestyle blogger and television personality halved the amount of trash she throws out. Here’s how she did it.

Maureen Halushak

8 ways to reuse single-use plastics (and save tons of money!)

8 ways to reuse single-use plastics (and save tons of money!)

We bet your family has amassed plenty of freezer bags, berry bins, bag clips and more. Here's how to give them second (and third) lives while saving money.

Rachel Chen

Our house: What it’s like to live in a tiny (like, really tiny) house with a five-year-old

Our house: What it’s like to live in a tiny (like, really tiny) house with a five-year-old

Could you pare down all your belongings and live in a 160-square-foot house with your five-year-old? This is how one mom did it.

Bonnie Schiedel

5 Reasons Gardening with Kids Gives Them a Healthy Start

5 Reasons Gardening with Kids Gives Them a Healthy Start

Get kids digging in the dirt alongside you to improve their eating habits, give them a mental health boost and reduce their risk for obesity.

Jill Buchner

Finally! #trashtag is a viral internet challenge that we can totally get behind

Finally! #trashtag is a viral internet challenge that we can totally get behind

We're totally here for this wholesome #trashtag challenge—it's about time the internet pumped out a challenge that isn't dangerous and/or stupid.

Kevin John Siazon

How to reduce some of the waste that comes with having kids

How to reduce some of the waste that comes with having kids

From disposable diapers and wipes to water bottles and packaged snacks, there's a lot of trash that starts to pile up when you're raising kids.

Naomi Kaye Honova

Why it's time to stop giving your kids plastic straws

Why it's time to stop giving your kids plastic straws

They are fun and bendy and make it easier to drink from a cup, but an estimated 57 million plastic straws are thrown away every day in Canada.

Alex Mlynek

Family cloth is a thing and we have questions

Family cloth is a thing and we have questions

When it comes to wiping their bums, some families hope to save money and the environment by using reusable toilet paper, also called "family cloth."

Kevin John Siazon

25 ways to reduce waste at home—even if you are exhausted

25 ways to reduce waste at home—even if you are exhausted

Feel like your life is filled with disposable stuff? You're not alone. Here's how to reduce waste—and save time and money doing it.

Mandy Milks