Comments on: Set An Example Of Planetary Stewardship For Your Kids. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/06/23/set-an-example-of-planetary-stewardship-for-your-kids/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Being Green. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:16:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: david http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/06/23/set-an-example-of-planetary-stewardship-for-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-20842 david Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:59:44 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2387#comment-20842 Of course, but many people do need to take pharmaceuticals, myself included. :) Of course, but many people do need to take pharmaceuticals, myself included. :)

]]> By: Pure Mothers http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/06/23/set-an-example-of-planetary-stewardship-for-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-20841 Pure Mothers Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:39:12 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2387#comment-20841 My child is only 2 but he already know how to throw away the appropriate items in our 2 recycling bins! Just a note - you mentioned to teach about pharmaceuticals not being thrown down the toilet b/c they end up in our water. But just the use of these drugs cause problems with our water supply. They exit the body largely unchanged and still find their way into our water through the sewage system. So disposing of them properly is key - but, so is choosing natural remedies and seeking out naturopathic doctors and clinical nutritionists to resolve health problem first! :-) I will certainly be teaching my child that too! The pharm industry and life cycle of a drug is not environmentally friendly at all - from lab tests, toxic wastes, plastic bottles that CAN NOT be recycled - to the problem mentioned above = bad for environment! My child is only 2 but he already know how to throw away the appropriate items in our 2 recycling bins!

Just a note – you mentioned to teach about pharmaceuticals not being thrown down the toilet b/c they end up in our water. But just the use of these drugs cause problems with our water supply. They exit the body largely unchanged and still find their way into our water through the sewage system. So disposing of them properly is key – but, so is choosing natural remedies and seeking out naturopathic doctors and clinical nutritionists to resolve health problem first! :-)

I will certainly be teaching my child that too! The pharm industry and life cycle of a drug is not environmentally friendly at all – from lab tests, toxic wastes, plastic bottles that CAN NOT be recycled – to the problem mentioned above = bad for environment!

]]> By: Brenna http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/06/23/set-an-example-of-planetary-stewardship-for-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-20840 Brenna Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:31:45 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2387#comment-20840 Great post! This is the most important thing for all parents to remember; to ensure their children become responsible global citizens. This is their world. We need to teach them to make it the best they can. And children learn best by example! Great post! This is the most important thing for all parents to remember; to ensure their children become responsible global citizens. This is their world. We need to teach them to make it the best they can. And children learn best by example!

]]> By: Lisa http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/06/23/set-an-example-of-planetary-stewardship-for-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-20839 Lisa Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:46:11 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2387#comment-20839 Great post & really glad you mentioned electricity usage. We're including our kids in our real-time usage project and as a result have seen a steady decline in our power bill: http://www.energycircle.com/ted_annotate.php Great post & really glad you mentioned electricity usage. We’re including our kids in our real-time usage project and as a result have seen a steady decline in our power bill: http://www.energycircle.com/ted_annotate.php

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