Recent studies show that kids are increasingly becoming concerned about the effects of climate change. Elizabeth Bagley, the managing director at Project Drawdown, joins CBS News with tips on how to talk to children about the future of the planet....
*CLIMATE change mitigationPARIS Agreement (2016)The article investigates the impact of climate change on child health. Topics discussed include the threat posed by global warming on the health and well-being of children, the relationship between rising global temperature and childhood nutrition, and ...
Talking about climate change with your kids, in a manner that is open and honest, can help prepare them to deal with it better, and to remain resilient though the process. What’s more, there is no better source for children to learn this from than their most trusted source of informatio...
Talking with your kids about climate change is a key to preparing them for the future and also helping them manage their anxiety, says Harriet Shugarman,executive director of the education and advocacy group ClimateMama and author of “How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change.” “To not...
Then, Zee said she explains what scientists know about climate change using the blanket analogy because kids and adults alike can understand that the thicker a blanket on your lap, the warmer you get. "We know, and figured out a long time ago, almost 200 years now, ... that when we ...
Once kids reach upper elementary school, they can engage in conversations that introduce more historical detail and context, and talk about how to be an upstander, and intervene when someone is being bullied or attacked, rather than being a bystander. In middle school and beyond, students can ...
It used to be that climate change was sort of imperceptible, abstract, hard to get your head around hard to deal with. It was a communication conundrum. It evaded all of the risk perception, tick boxes that need to be checked to create a good villain, for people to perceive something as...
–Before you throw something away,stop and thinkabout what else it could be used for! For example, rather than using disposablepaper towelsto clean up in the kitchen, why not turn old clothes or bedsheets intocloths? Then, you can use them over and over again!
To theshameof adults on the planet, it takes children to step up and demand action. Greta Thunberg has quickly become a lightening rod for climate change activism, and her young voice reverberates throughout our global consciousness. Her impassioned pleas and unvarnished condemnation is, for many...
Parents can also share inspiring stories of youth activists working to stop climate change. Empowerment can also come via education. Third graders at the museum, for example, spent some of their time in a yearlong class learning about the difference between climate and weather and developing the...