

Parenting in a Climate Crisis
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Camp canceled because of wildfire smoke. Favorite beaches closed due to erosion. Recess held indoors due to extreme heat. Kids today are experiencing the climate crisis firsthand. So how do parents help it all make sense for them? And how can we keep our kids (and ourselves) from despair? Environmental journalist and parent Bridget Shirvell has created a handbook for parents to help them navigate these questions and more, weaving together expert advice from climate scientists, environmental activists, child psychologists, and parents across the country. She helps parents answer tough questions (how did we get here?) and raise kids who feel connected to and responsible for the natural world (it starts with nature walks and a family dog), feel motivated to make ecologically sound choices, and feel empowered to meet the challenges of the climate crisis (it starts with building resilience and problem-solving skills), and to ultimately fight for change.
Published By Workman Publishing Company
Format Paperback
Category
- Parenting & Family
- Parenting
- Science & Nature
- Environmentalism & Conservation
- Self-Help & Relationships
- General/Other
Number Of Pages 224
Publication Date 02/18/2025
ISBN 9781523528974
Dimensions 5 inches x 8 inches
"Hopeful yet grounded, this provides crucial guidance on navigating a complex facet of modern parenting."—Publisher's Weekly
"This sympathetic guide offers suggestions for starting conversations and modeling accessible vocabulary and also provides helpful definitions and background information (efforts to mitigate greenhouse gases go back as far as 1855)… The solution-oriented final chapters offer additional realistic advice for reducing carbon footprints, incorporating STEM awareness, participating in community activism, and more, along with considerable helpings of reassurance and hope. Shirvell is an environmentalist and widely published journalist, but this timely, accessible, and important account is written, first and foremost, by a parent, for parents."
—Booklist
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