5 Eco-Friendly Lifestyle Tips for Healthy Families
Have you invited your family to have an eco-friendly lifestyle? The best thing about this lifestyle is that the lifestyle is in line with a healthy lifestyle. In principle, families will be healthier if they are in a healthy environment.
Doing eco-friendly habits is actually not only beneficial for nature. This habit also prepares children to be more aware when choosing healthy food for consumption, as well as in doing other daily activities. If done consistently in the long term, an eco-friendly lifestyle will make the Bunda family healthier.
Starting from Small Habits
An environmentally friendly lifestyle is actually not just about replacing items that commonly used, with items that are labeled as "more expensive or inefficient" eco-friendly Bun! On the contrary, this lifestyle actually makes the family should be more economical.
These more environmentally friendly choices can actually be started from the little one in the womb or under five years of age (under five years). For example, by choosing to breastfeed your child directly whenever you can, using cloth diapers, and giving homemade baby porridge.
After the children get bigger, Mother can invite them to take part in implementing a friendly lifestyle daily environment. Here are some things you can do with your family:
- Play outdoors
Mother can get children to play outdoors a lot like in a residential park. While playing, Mother can provide an understanding of how to look after nature, for example by not littering. In addition, getting children to pick fruit or vegetables directly on the plantation can make them understand the importance of preserving nature as their food source.
- Using natural products
Various home cleaning products contain many chemicals that can be dangerous. To reduce the risk, you can switch to products that are more environmentally friendly. When washing, for example, you can choose detergent without fragrance and with less foam, which results in less chemical waste.
Mother can also use natural ingredients that already available at home, such as apple cider vinegar, lemon or lemon juice, and baking soda. These ingredients can also be used as an environmentally friendly household cleaning liquid. In addition, the use of natural products can also be useful for mothers who are pregnant or planning healthier pregnancies.
- Reduce usage, reuse, and recycle items
Some equipment such as baby cots, cribs, and ASI pumps should be bought new. However, many other items do not have to be bought new, such as toys, books and clothes, especially if the usage period is not long. Children can also be invited to do simple things like using two sides of paper or using a used calendar as wrapping paper or book cover paper.
- Avoid disposable plastic
Getting your family to carry their own drinking bottle while traveling is one of the easiest steps to reduce the use of bottled water. Don't forget to also bring a stainless steel or bamboo straw, and a clean cloth that can be reused. When ordering food from outside, if possible, note to not include plastic tissue and cutlery.
In addition, you can bring food in a lunch box that can be used repeat for the Little One to school. At home, children's toys made of cloth, wood, or recycled objects, can also be an alternative to plastic toys.
- Shop wiser
Each will buy a product, especially food, invite the family to come to think about the packaging. Can the packaging be recycled or reused? If not, it's better to reduce its use. For example, it's better to buy bulk snacks by bringing your own container rather than buying snacks in small packs. The same thing you can do when you buy shopping by carrying your own bag or shopping basket.
No less important, parents can be an example for children through a variety of simple things, including daily activities - day. You can do some of the above or other actions that are more environmentally friendly. By familiarizing family life more environmentally friendly, the Mother's family will be more accustomed to looking after themselves and healthier. Mother also becomes able to educate children to grow healthier.
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