VIDEO - How to talk to your kids about climate change
How can we maintain hope and make a difference in the face of overwhelming evidence of the climate crisis? And, how do we even begin to talk with our kids about it?
Families for a Livable Climate, Moms Clean Air Force Montana, and Mountain Mamas were happy to host Harriet Shugarman, aka “Climate Mama”, and author of How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change, for this special conversation about her book, approaches to supporting our children in this historic time, and ways to engage and build hope. Watch the recording and check out the additional resources below.
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Alliance for Climate Education
About the Book
How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change provides tools and strategies for parents to explain the climate emergency to their children and galvanize positive action. Coverage includes:
The unvarnished realities of the climate emergency, where we are at, and how we got here
Strategies for talking to kids of different ages about the climate crisis, including advice from engaged parents on the ground
How to maintain our own hope and that of our children
A list of practical actions families can take to tackle the climate change crisis
Ideas for helping children follow their passions in pursuit of a livable, just, and sustainable world.
A lifeline for parents who are feeling overwhelmed with fear and grief, this book provides both hope and practical ways to engage children in pursuit of a better world that is still possible.
About Harriet Shugarman
Harriet Shugarman is Executive Director of ClimateMama, professor of Climate Change and Society and World Sustainability, and Chair of the Climate Reality Project, NYC Metro Chapter. She is a nationally recognized influencer, connector, and trusted messenger for parents on solutions to our climate crisis. A recipient of the prestigious Climate Reality Green Ring Award and praised by Al Gore as “an outstanding Climate Reality Leader who has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to her role as a climate communicator and activist.”