Your Baby Can Go Green: The Benefits Of Organic Clothing (A Guest Post)

Please welcome today's guest, Signe Whitson

You teach your pre-schooler to turn off the water when he brushes his teeth every day and encourage your school-aged child to assist with recycling efforts each week. But did you know that even your baby can be “green” and contribute to a healthy Earth?

Choosing baby clothes made from organically grown fibers offers your developing child the chance to wear naturally soft fabrics grown without the use of toxic pesticides and produced free from harmful finishing chemicals. Baby apparel made from organic fabrics also boasts hypoallergenic properties, offering protection for your child’s soft, sensitive skin. Organic fabrics include cotton, wool, hemp, soy and bamboo.

While only 3% of world agriculture is used for cotton production, as regularly-grown this crop uses a full 10% of the world’s pesticides on an annual basis! When cotton is grown organically, on the other hand, it is raised on a pasture completely free of pesticides, fertilizers, and any synthetic chemicals.

When you choose to buy 100% certified organic cotton baby clothing, you protect people and animals from being exposed to these hazardous processing chemicals and play a vital role in preventing toxic residues from being accidentally entered into the environment. What’s more, you send a powerful message to farmers that investing in pesticide and fertilizer-free pastures is worth their time and money.

For great baby shower gifts, look for organic baby clothing. When environmentally-friendly behavior meets adorable baby fashions, we are all the winners.

Signe Whitson is a freelance writer and co-author of The Angry Smile: The Psychology of Passive Aggressive Behavior in Families, Schools and Workplaces. She is also a licensed social worker and mother to two young daughters. Please visit her blog about passive aggressive behavior. My Baby Clothes Boutique provides her articles to help give back to the parenting community.