Why Second Hand is Healthier for Your Baby

Image: Flickr, Joe Shlabotnik Hand-me-downs. The very thought brings terror to any new parent who remembers the taunting children suffered for the sin of not having new possessions. We are uncertain already in the face of the daunting task of raising a tiny life to health, wealth and wisdom, without even the benefit of

an owner’s manual! How do parents react? Consumerism. Buying new for the baby is a ritual of modern childbirth: new nursery, new carseats, new clothing. Think again. The German Bundesinstituts für Risikobewertung (BfR, or National Institute for Risk Ass…

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Why Second Hand is Healthier for Your Baby



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