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Eco-Conscious Gifts for New Parents (That Are Actually Helpful)

Eco-Conscious Gifts for New Parents (That Are Actually Helpful)

Are you always on the hunt for gifts for new parents, but often feel as though you’re coming up short? OR do you plan to become a new parent someday but find it difficult – if not downright impossible – to distinguish true needs amidst all the hype? On this episode of The Sustainable Minimalists podcast: discerning new baby Must-Haves from Don’t-Needs, once and for all.


 

Eco-Conscious Gifts for New Parents (That Are Actually Helpful)

 

Are you always on the hunt for gifts for new parents, but often feel as though you’re coming up short?

OR do you plan to become a new parent someday but find it difficult – if not downright impossible – to distinguish true needs amidst all the hype?

It’s time to discern new baby Must-Haves from Don’t-Needs, once and for all.

On this week’s episode, I’m thrilled to replace the most unnecessary (and unneeded) gifts for new parents with 6 eco-conscious, minimalist, and exceptionally useful ones. On the second part of today’s episode, I speak with Lauren Gregor, a fellow mother who has come up with a solution to the baby clothes conundrum once and for all.

Here’s a preview of today’s episode:

[3:25] 7 items new babies *don’t* need

[7:35] The Top 5 gifts for new parents (as determined by actual parents)

[18:00] A sustainable minimalist’s solution to excessive and impractical baby clothes

[26:05]  What a subscription-based clothing service for babies is, exactly, and why new parents (and gifters!) should consider joining one

 

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The result? Greenwashed products abound (And guess what? You're likely paying *extra* for a product that isn't at all eco-conscious!). 

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