Kid's Corner
Why choose secondhand clothing for kids?
When I became a parent, there weren’t many homegrown labels in India that made clothes with child-friendly fabrics. So, I came up with a simple selection process to pick clothes...
Is zero-waste travel possible with kids? Oh yes, it is!
My family and I have been leading a low-waste sustainable lifestyle for many years now. We’ve even managed to do away with the dustbins at our home. We’ve achieved this...
Conscious Reads: Talking to kids about their bodies
At 20, my mother chopped off her gorgeous curls. In anger! ‘I spent most of my teens wishing I had straight silky hair, just like my best friend’s,’ she’d tell...
How to throw a low-waste kids’ party
When my daughter turned 6, a month ago, she wanted us to throw her a 'Rebel Party'. In all my excitement and enthusiasm, I decided to pick this up as...
Can we compost our fabric? Yes, we can!
Last year, our screens and feeds were flooded with horrific images from the Atacama Desert, in Chile, of its newest dunes. No, not...
Teach your child to mend their clothes
Do you love DIYs? I certainly do, as do most of the kids I work with. They are so satisfying… creating something new from scrap, and odds and ends you...
6 gifting ideas for a happier planet
It’s that time of year! The festivities that began with Milad un Nabi and Dussehra are culminating in the greens and reds of Christmas tinsel. The air is nippy, the...
Conscious Reads: The Clever Tailor
INTRODUCING YOUR CHILD TO SUSTAINABILITY There was a time we went about getting new clothes without visiting websites or showrooms, comparing costs, design and fit. Instead, there was the joy of...
Conscious Chatter: Talking to kids about gender and identity
Early childhood is when children develop most of their attitudes—towards learning and towards their sense of self. In pedagogical terms, we call this socio-emotional development. Often erroneously understood and limited...
Raising children for a better world
“Que sera sera, whatever will be, will be; The future’s not ours to see…,’ sang Doris Day, a quarter of a century ago. Flash forward 2021, when the world is...
