Do You Know What Your Child is Breathing at School? (Premium)
It can be so frustrating. As a parent you’ve made adjustments to have a nontoxic, healthy home for your child. But then time for school or daycare comes, and he or she spends several hours a day exposed to any number of toxins, particularly from cleaning products.
But don’t we need clean schools? Of course! And fortunately there are certified green products that can do the job.
Use of toxic cleaning products can make it hard for a child to concentrate and be productive in class. They can harm the central nervous system, and may even be carcinogenic, among other detrimental effects.
The good news is that after major national efforts, 50% of schools in the U.S. have switched to green cleaning. The bad news is, your child may be sitting in one of the other schools.
And since we care about the health of all kids, everywhere, we hope you will take time to see this PDF with recommendations from a leading advocacy group for healthy schools, and spread the word.
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The National Collaborative Work Group on Green Cleaning developed guidelines that explain the types of cleaning products they recommend for use in schools, and the problems conventional products can cause.
The focus is not only on cleaning, but on prevention techniques to keep rooms clean in the first place, and use of other types of non-toxic items in schools (such as paints and soaps).
Check out this helpful PDF from the National Collaborative Work Group on Green Cleaning: Cleaning for Healthy Schools
The same information is available as a PowerPoint presentation, with talking points provided. It is ideal for presentations to share with school staff or other parents to increase awareness of the issue.
To download the PowerPoint, go to this link for Green Cleaning for Healthy School Took Kit and look for the PowerPoint section.
You will probably need to check with school administration to find what products they use. If they are not compliant, share information from http://www.cleaningforhealthyschools.org/
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