Gary Braasch - OnEarth Magazine, from NRDC

How to Teach Your Children About Climate Change -- Without Scaring Them

Written by Gary Braasch and Lynne Cherry
Are your children asking you about global climate change and wondering what they can do to help the polar bears? Are they feeling sad and scared? How can you comfort them, answer their questions and assure them that their world is not spinning out of control?
The key is empowerment and teaching kids how to be engaged citizens. Parents can explain global warming, encourage schools to teach the basics of science and help children participate in nature study. For example, scientists have correlated changes in when plants bloom, where plants and animals are found, and the timing of migrations with warming temperatures. Kids taking part in outdoor activities like Project Budburst and Audubon bird counts can take temperature readings and see these changes for themselves --and they can provide data for scientists to document the effects of global warming.
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