July has been “plastic-free” month and as it draws to a close I wonder just how possible it is to raise babies without resorting to buying/using lots of the stuff. There are many parents who adamantly tell you that they will only let their little darlings play with beautifully-crafted wooden toys prior to birth. How many of them find their living rooms cluttered with brightly-coloured, noisy tat once the babies start to engage? It’s relatively easy to look at that aspect – but where else does […]
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