Going back to school after a long summer break can be exciting for our little ones, but it’s also a time when a lot of waste is generated. From new school supplies to clothes and lunch gear, there’s a lot that ends up in landfill.  Below are some tips to help you shop more sustainably this back-to-school season. You can also take advantage of these tips to teach your child how to care for our planet. 1. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle When Possible  When it comes to back-to-school shopping, remember the three Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle.  Start by thinking about the things you use and throw away every day—and then figure out ways to reuse them. This means recycling...

Founder and Creative Director Kristin Coia, is the visionary businesswoman behind the famed lifestyle brand. While pregnant with her eldest child Henry, Kristin quickly discovered there was a great need in the marketplace for simple, classic baby apparel that was stylish, high quality and both organic and sustainable. Though spending years in the hospitality industry, she was ever-desirous of owning her own business. Therefore in 2007, the idea for her own line and the niche she had found in the market culminated in the creation of the brand Go Gently Baby. To date, the company has evolved into the  lifestyle brand, renamed, Go Gently Nation. The brand focuses on baby, kid’s and women’s apparel and accessories, however, a menswear collection...

April is Earth Month. And with Earth Day 2022 just around the corner, there’s no better time than now to teach kids about the importance of caring for our planet. Show them how to appreciate the beauty all around them – the sun, the sky, the mountains, and the ocean. Nurture their creativity with fun projects that allow them to both explore nature and connect more deeply with Mother Earth. Here are three Earth Day activities you and your kids can do easily from the comfort of your home this Earth Day 2022. Three Fun Earth Day Activities for Kids 1. Use Soup Cans to Plant Seeds and Watch Them Grow Gardening and watching seeds grow is both an amazing...

With a new year on the horizon comes an opportunity for self-reflection and setting goals. We sat down with the founder of Go Gently Nation, Kristin Coia, to learn how she plans to make 2019 a year of personal growth and self-care. You run a 24/7 business and you’re a 24/7 mom. How do you make time to take care of yourself? I am admittedly not great at this one. I am wired as a perfectionist and I give 150% to everything I sign up for. When you run a domestic apparel company and you are a Mom as well, something has to give. So, it is thinking of myself that has lost out in an effort to keep the other...

Here at Go Gently, we try to seek meaning in everything we do, and we try to surround ourselves with like-minded people and together spread some kind of goodness. Below, Chrissy Powers @chrissyjpowers shares a bit of her heart with us as we peek into her life as a blogger, life coach, and mama to three little ones. What is one quote you live by as a mother?It's not really a quote but more of a mindset... I've experienced a lot of anxiety in motherhood so it grounds and comforts me when I remind myself of this truth that "God loves my children more than I do." What’s one lesson your kids have taught you (about love)? Love is patient.What...