It’s Sunday, which means it’s time for our lovely weekly round-up of posts we hope you read, but if you missed them the first time around, well, here they are again.

First up we have two current Tree Hugging contests happening:

For kids – A Cute & Reusable Kid’s Shopping Bag from Envirosax Contest
And for parents & babies – BabyBam Collection contest

This week the biggest Tree Hugging focus was likely our look at consumerism, materialism, and how it all relates to kids and green living. We had some good conversations about this going on, so don’t miss any of these posts:

Raising Green …read more

To go along with Jennifer’s posts about raising green kids in a commercial culture, I thought it would be useful to discuss green rewards for kids.
When kids are rewarded with things, they may develop a longing for more things. No, I’m not a psychologist, or even a parent, but I’ve seen this happen several times. Plus, I was once a kid. : )
Children can learn to associate happiness with gifts and treats that are usually made of plastic and might require batteries. And worse, this habit of rewarding with toys teaches excessive consumerism. Yes, kids need toys, but maybe …read more